California recorded 8 NPI deactivations for nurses this week, representing 11% of the national total for the category. All 8 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state during the period of March 16-22, 2026.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
Among the deactivated NPIs, two taxonomies each accounted for 2 deactivations. These were 163W00000X, representing General Nurses, and 363LA2200X, for Nurse Practitioners, each making up 25% of the total. Other taxonomies, including 163WC0200X (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist), 163WP0808X (Registered Nurse), and 163WC1500X (Registered Nurse), each saw 1 deactivation, contributing 13% of the total each.
The deactivations were distributed across several cities, with Long Beach, Orange, Burbank, Visalia, and Fresno each recording 1 deactivation. This distribution indicates that no single urban center experienced a concentrated number of nurse NPI deactivations during this reporting period.
NPI deactivations reflect an administrative status change in the federal NPPES registry and do not inherently indicate a provider has ceased practice or undergone a license action.
