Richard Usifer
Richard Usifer is a Hearing Instrument Specialist in West Springfield, MA, registered under NPI 1003472697.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in West Springfield, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 29, 2026. Parking is available about 388 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 862 ft away, served by Elm / Lower Grandview (3).
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 166 ft ~1 min
Parking 333 ft ~2 min
Parking 388 ft ~2 min
Transit Elm / Larone (2) 675 ft ~3 min
Transit Elm / Larone (1) 723 ft ~3 min
Transit Elm / Lower Grandview (3) 862 ft ~4 min
Restaurant McDonald's 1,028 ft ~4 min
352 Riverdale Road, West Springfield 01089
Mo-Su 06:00-23:00
Restaurant IHOP 0.34 mi ~7 min
640 Riverdale Street, West Springfield 01089
Restaurant Wendy's 0.36 mi ~8 min
644 Riverdale Street
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 475-HE-1 | MA | Hearing Instrument Specialist primary |
This provider holds licence 475-HE-1 issued in MA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Hearing Instrument Specialist covers
Individuals who test hearing for the selection, adaptation, fitting, adjusting, servicing, and sale of hearing aids. Hearing Instrument Specialist is a designation provided individuals who qualify by the National Hearing Aid Society NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 237700000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003472697 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | May 20, 2019 |
| Last updated | May 20, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Male |
| Practice address |
459 RIVERDALE ST West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 733-3196 |
| Mailing address |
2501 COTTONTAIL LN Somerset, NJ 08873 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
Sum = 63 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 7 · actual last digit = 7
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.