Massachusetts recorded 7 physician NPI deactivations between March 23 and March 29, 2026. This figure accounts for 4% of the national total for physicians during this period, indicating a modest contribution to the overall administrative changes in the NPPES registry. All 7 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state during this week.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
The deactivated NPIs spanned several medical specialties. Internal Medicine (207R00000X) and Family Medicine (208000000X) each accounted for 2 deactivations, representing 29% of the total for each specialty. Anesthesiology (207L00000X), Surgery (208800000X), and Nephrology (207NS0135X) each saw 1 deactivation, or 14% of the total. Geographically, Peabody recorded 2 deactivations. Palmer, Norwood, Boston, and Weston each had 1 deactivation. The distribution across these various specialties and cities does not suggest a specific concentrated trend in any single area or practice type.
Data Context
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. This status change does not inherently signify a license action or that a provider has ceased practice. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation.
