During the week of May 11-17, 2026, Massachusetts recorded 8 NPI deactivations for Physicians. This figure represents 5% of the national total for the category during this period. All 8 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state.
Specialty and Geographic Distribution
Among the deactivated NPIs, each of the 8 individual physicians represented a distinct specialty. Pediatrics, Anatomic Pathology, Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation were among the specialties, each accounting for 13% of the total deactivations. Other specialties also saw one deactivation each. Geographically, 4 deactivations were associated with Boston, indicating a significant portion within the state's capital. Revere, Springfield, Lawrence, and Acton each recorded 1 deactivation, showing a spread across different municipalities.
Registry Context
An NPI deactivation is an administrative status change within the federal NPPES registry. It does not inherently indicate a license action against a provider or that a provider has ceased practicing. While CMS scrubs name, address, and taxonomy from most deactivated records, Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, providing historical context for these records and supporting ongoing workforce analysis.
