Illinois recorded 5 physician NPI deactivations between March 16 and March 22, 2026, accounting for 3% of the national total for the week. Of these, 4 were individual providers and 1 was an organization.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
The most frequent taxonomy among deactivated physician NPIs was 208600000X, which represented 2 deactivations, or 40% of the total. Other taxonomies, 2081P0301X, 207N00000X, and 207RI0011X, each accounted for 1 deactivation, making up 20% each. This distribution suggests a varied pattern across specialties rather than a concentration in a single area of practice.
Geographically, deactivations occurred across 5 distinct cities: Murphysboro, Riverwoods, Maywood, Chicago, and Champaign. Each of these cities recorded 1 deactivation, indicating a dispersed pattern rather than a concentration in any single urban area within Illinois for this week's data.
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. They do not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing.
