California recorded 23 physician NPI deactivations this week, accounting for 13% of the national total. All 23 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs affected during the period of March 16-22, 2026.
Credential Breakdown
Among the deactivated NPIs, the most common taxonomies were 207T00000X and 2084P0800X, each representing 3 deactivations or 13% of the state's total. Additionally, taxonomies 207R00000X and 2086S0122X each saw 2 deactivations, making up 9% of the total. The taxonomy 207VG0400X was associated with 1 deactivation, or 4%.
Geographic Distribution
Sacramento registered the highest number of deactivations this week, with 3 providers. Los Angeles followed with 2 deactivations. Other cities such as Mill Valley, Inglewood, and San Francisco each had 1 deactivation. The distribution of these deactivations across various cities does not indicate a concentrated trend in any specific metropolitan or regional area.
These NPI deactivations reflect administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. An NPI deactivation does not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing, but rather an update to their administrative status in the national database.
