New York recorded 24 physician NPI deactivations during the week of May 11-17, 2026. This figure represents 14% of the national total for physician deactivations in the period. All 24 deactivations were for individual physicians, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state this week.
Credential and Geographic Trends
Among the deactivated NPIs, Family Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Psychiatry each accounted for 3 physicians, representing 13% of the state's total deactivations. Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine each saw 2 deactivations, making up 8% of the total. Geographically, Brooklyn and New York City each registered 3 deactivations. Other cities with multiple deactivations included Albany and Rochester, each with 2 deactivations. Syracuse also recorded 1 deactivation. This distribution indicates deactivations occurred across various specialties and in both major metropolitan and regional urban centers throughout the state.
Understanding Deactivation Data
NPI deactivations are administrative updates within the federal NPPES registry. They reflect a change in the administrative status of a provider's NPI record and do not, by themselves, signify a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, providing historical context for these records.
