California recorded 27 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations between March 9 and March 15, 2026. This figure represents 15% of the national total for the week. The deactivations primarily involved individual practitioners, with 26 individuals and 1 organization having their NPIs deactivated.
Credential and Geographic Trends
Among the individual deactivations, Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) were the most frequent, with 7 instances, accounting for 26% of the state’s total. Addiction Counselors followed with 6 deactivations, representing 22%, while Mental Health Counselors saw 4 deactivations, or 15%. Clinical Social Workers and Acupuncturists each had 2 deactivations, indicating administrative changes across various behavioral health specialties.
Geographically, the cities of Napa, Modesto, and Sacramento each recorded 2 deactivations. Other cities such as Anaheim and Concord each saw 1 deactivation. The deactivations are spread across multiple locations, indicating no single dominant geographic cluster for these administrative changes.
NPI deactivations are administrative updates in the federal registry and do not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practice.
