Virginia recorded 5 physician NPI deactivations during the week of May 11-17, 2026, representing 3% of the national total. All 5 deactivations were for individual physicians, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state during this period.
Specialty and Geographic Distribution
The deactivations spanned several medical specialties, reflecting a varied impact across the state's physician workforce. Dermatology accounted for 2 physicians, representing 40% of the total deactivations. Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, and Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) each saw 1 physician deactivation, each making up 20% of the week's total. Geographically, Richmond recorded 2 deactivations. Hampton, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach each had 1 deactivation. This distribution across various specialties and cities indicates no single concentrated trend in this week's deactivations, suggesting a broad administrative update rather than a specific regional or specialty-focused shift.
It is important to note that an NPI deactivation is an administrative status change in the federal NPPES registry. This status change does not inherently signify a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation for these records.
