Texas recorded 8 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations during the week of May 4-10, 2026, accounting for 5% of the national total for the category. All 8 deactivations were associated with individual providers, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state during this period.
Credential and City Breakdown
An analysis of the deactivated NPIs by taxonomy shows 'Professional Counselor' as the most frequent credential, representing 3 providers or 38% of the total. 'Specialist' followed with 2 deactivations, making up 25%. Other specialties included one Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), one Psychologist, and one Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor. This distribution reflects administrative changes across several key behavioral health disciplines in Texas.
Geographically, Houston saw the highest concentration of deactivations with 3 providers. San Antonio followed with 2 providers. Individual deactivations were also noted in Harlingen, Galveston, and Keller. These NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. It is important to note that such a status change does not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has stopped practicing. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, as CMS typically scrubs name and address information from most deactivated records.
