Colorado recorded 5 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations during the week of April 27 to May 3, 2026. This figure represents 3% of the national total for behavioral health NPI deactivations in the period. Of the NPIs deactivated, 3 belonged to individual providers and 2 were associated with organizations.
Credential and Location Trends
An analysis of the deactivated records shows Professional Counselor as the most frequent taxonomy, with 2 NPIs, accounting for 40% of the total deactivations. Other taxonomies included 1 Specialist, 1 Speech-Language Pathologist, and 1 Community/Behavioral Health Agency. Geographically, the deactivations were spread across the state, with 5 different cities each recording 1 deactivation. These cities were Greenwood Village, Westminster, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Alamosa, indicating no specific urban or rural concentration for this week's administrative changes.
Understanding NPI Deactivations
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. Such a change does not inherently indicate a license action against a provider or that a provider has definitively stopped practicing. These updates reflect changes in a provider's NPI record, which can occur for various administrative reasons, including retirement, relocation, or data cleanup by CMS.
