EAR-CARE HEARING AID CENTERS
EAR-CARE HEARING AID CENTERS is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1255485215, based in Vancouver, WA. It is classified under Hearing Instrument Specialist.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 8317 E MILL PLAIN BLVD, Vancouver, WA 98664. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| HA00000487 | WA | Hearing Instrument Specialist |
| HAS-P-079146 | OR | Hearing Instrument Specialist |
| HAS-P-647063 | OR | Hearing Instrument Specialist |
| HA00000347 | WA | Hearing Instrument Specialist primary |
Licences are recorded in 2 states: WA, OR. Providers licensed in several states often practise near a state border or deliver telehealth across state lines.
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.
Licensed in 2 states
This provider holds licences in 2 states: Oregon and Washington. The practice address on file is in Vancouver, WA, but a licence in another state usually means they see patients there too — either at a second location or by telehealth. If the address above is far from you, it is worth calling to ask whether they practise closer to where you live.
- Licence
- HA00000487
- Specialty
- Hearing Instrument Specialist
Licence numbers are self-reported to NPPES at registration. They do not confirm a licence is currently active, in good standing, or valid for the specialty shown — only the state board can tell you that, which is why we link to each one.
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
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 4 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237700000X | Hearing Instrument Specialist | HA00000487 | WA | |
| 237700000X | Hearing Instrument Specialist | HAS-P-079146 | OR | |
| 237700000X | Hearing Instrument Specialist | HAS-P-647063 | OR | |
| 237700000X | Hearing Instrument Specialist | HA00000347 | WA | primary |
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-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1255485215 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Last updated | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
8317 E MILL PLAIN BLVD Vancouver, WA 98664 (360) 690-4327 Fax (360) 690-0043 |
| Other names |
Western Hearing & Audiology Former Legal Name Hearing By Design Former Legal Name |
| Other identifiers |
131329
· Other (WA) 2130657 · Medicaid (WA) 356890201 · Other (WA) 9041690 · Medicaid (WA) |
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 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Sum = 55 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
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.