Arizona recorded a total of 5 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations this week, spanning March 16 to March 22, 2026. This figure represents 3% of the national total for behavioral health NPI deactivations during the period. The deactivations included 4 individual providers and 1 organizational entity.
Credential Breakdown
Among the individual providers whose NPIs were deactivated, Clinical Social Workers accounted for the largest proportion, with 3 records, making up 60% of the state's total deactivations. Additionally, one Speech-Language Pathologist and one Pastoral Counselor each had their NPIs deactivated, each representing 20% of the total for the week. This distribution highlights specific roles within the behavioral health sector impacted by these administrative changes.
Geographic Distribution
The deactivations were observed across 5 different cities within Arizona, with each city recording a single NPI deactivation. These cities included Mesa, Yuma, Phoenix, Bullhead City, and Scottsdale. The absence of multiple deactivations in any single location suggests a dispersed pattern rather than a concentrated shift in any particular urban or regional area of the state for this reporting period.
It is important to note that an NPI deactivation is an administrative status change in the federal NPPES registry. Such a change does not by itself indicate a license action against a provider or that a provider has necessarily stopped practicing.
