Maryland recorded a total of 5 physician NPI deactivations in the federal NPPES registry this week, accounting for 2% of all national physician deactivations. This week's figures show 2 individual providers and 3 organizations had their NPIs deactivated in the state.
Specialty and Geographic Trends
An analysis of the deactivated NPIs by specialty reveals that Internal Medicine represented the largest share, with 2 records, making up 40% of the state's total deactivations. Hospitalist, Dermatology, and Psychiatry each saw 1 record deactivated, each contributing 20% to the total. Geographically, Frederick registered 2 deactivations, both associated with organizations. Burtonsville, Chevy Chase, and Bethesda each recorded 1 deactivation. The concentration of two organizational deactivations in Frederick suggests localized administrative adjustments rather than a broader regional trend impacting individual practitioners across the state.
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. These changes do not, by themselves, indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing, and CMS typically scrubs name and address information from such records.
