Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
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About this specialty
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as "audiologist-hearing aid fitters" as opposed to states that license individuals as "audiologists".
Source: American Academy of Audiology, 1735 N. Lynn St, Suite 950, Arlington VA 22209, (800)AAA-2336)
Highest Medicare-paid providers
| Provider | Location | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|
| JESSICA RIPPY, AU.D. | MEMPHIS, TN | $70,145 |
| MARIETTA MATHIS, AUD | VERO BEACH, FL | $55,897 |
| COLLEEN MORYL, PHD | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $54,859 |
| MARCELLA DEBENEDICTIS, AUD | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $39,795 |
| LORI HALVORSON, AUD | LAKE FOREST, IL | $36,605 |
| SARAH JOHNSON, AU.D. | ALEXANDRIA, LA | $35,672 |
| BRUCE PINER, AUD | ENCINO, CA | $35,507 |
| BREE BLACKWELL, AUD | SAVANNAH, GA | $34,997 |
| BRIAN DUGUAY, AUD | NAPA, CA | $33,528 |
| CAROLYN YUILLE | GLENDORA, CA | $32,558 |
Ranked by total Medicare payments — a measure of billing volume, not care quality.
Taxonomy definitions from the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (public domain). Provider counts derived from NPPES; payment figures from CMS Medicare data. Not affiliated with CMS, NPPES, NUCC, or any government agency.