Washington recorded 5 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations this week, representing 3% of the national total for March 16-22, 2026. All 5 deactivations were for individual providers; no behavioral health organizations in Washington had their NPIs deactivated during this period. These NPI deactivations are administrative status changes in the federal NPPES registry.
Credential and Geographic Breakdown
Among the deactivated NPIs, 'Specialist/Technologist' was the most frequent taxonomy, accounting for 2 providers, or 40% of the total. 'Clinical Social Worker,' 'Speech-Language Pathologist,' and 'RBT' each saw 1 deactivation. These deactivations were distributed across 5 different cities: Freeland, Seattle, Everett, Kirkland, and Pasco, with each city recording 1 deactivation. This broad distribution suggests no specific concentration by credential type or geographic area, reflecting a dispersed pattern of administrative changes across the state's behavioral health workforce.
An NPI deactivation is an administrative status change that does not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practice, with Hipa.ai retaining a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation.
