KLS HEARING SYSTEMS, INC
KLS HEARING SYSTEMS, INC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1437418597, based in Walnut Creek, CA. The organization lists 3 taxonomy classifications, with Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1844 SAN MIGUEL DR SUITE 302, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AU1946 | CA | Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter primary |
| AU1946 | CA | Audiologist |
| AU1946 | CA | Hearing Instrument Specialist |
This provider holds licence AU1946 issued in CA. 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 Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter covers
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". NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 237600000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 3 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237600000X | Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter | AU1946 | CA | primary |
| 231H00000X | Audiologist | AU1946 | CA | |
| 237700000X | Hearing Instrument Specialist | AU1946 | CA |
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 | 1437418597 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | May 10, 2012 |
| Last updated | May 10, 2012 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
1844 SAN MIGUEL DR SUITE 302 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 945-6368 Fax (925) 945-0176 |
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 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
Sum = 73 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · 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.