Michigan recorded 8 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations this week, accounting for 4% of the national total for the period of May 18-24, 2026. All 8 deactivations were for individual practitioners, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state during this timeframe.
Deactivation Trends
Among the individual deactivations, Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and Clinical Social Workers were equally represented, each with 3 deactivations, making up 38% of the total. The remaining deactivations included 1 Counselor and 1 Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor NPI, each representing 13% of the week's total. Geographically, Farmington Hills and Detroit each saw 2 deactivations, indicating a slight concentration in these two urban areas. Other cities with single deactivations included Flint, Sturgis, and Ann Arbor, reflecting a broader distribution across the state.
Understanding NPI Changes
These NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. While CMS typically scrubs identifying information from deactivated records, Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation. It is important to note that an NPI deactivation does not by itself indicate a license action or that a provider has stopped practicing.
