California recorded 17 physician NPI deactivations this week, accounting for 7% of the national total. Of these, 15 were individual providers and 2 were organizations, reflecting administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry.
Deactivation Trends
An analysis of the deactivated records shows Family Medicine as the most frequent specialty, with 3 providers, representing 18% of the state's total deactivations this week. Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Psychiatry each saw 2 deactivations, each making up 12%. Child & Adolescent Psychiatry had 1 deactivation, which was 6% of the total.
Geographic Distribution
Geographically, Hemet registered 2 deactivations, making it the only city with more than one. Other cities with single deactivations included Bonsall, Sun City, Taft, and Napa. This distribution does not indicate a significant geographic concentration of deactivations within the state for this period.
These NPI deactivations are administrative updates in the NPPES registry and do not inherently signify a license action or that a provider has ceased practice.
