Washington recorded 7 physician NPI deactivations during the week of March 9-15, 2026. This total represents 4% of all national physician deactivations for the period. All 7 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs deactivated in the state.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
Among the individual physician NPIs deactivated, five distinct taxonomies were noted. Each of these, including 208800000X, 207W00000X, 2085R0202X, 2084P0800X, and 2084P0015X, accounted for 14% of the state's total deactivations. Geographically, Seattle recorded the highest number of deactivations with 2 providers. Other cities with single deactivations included Mount Vernon, Bellingham, Edmonds, Dayton, and Bainbridge Island. The distribution across these six distinct cities suggests no single concentrated area for these administrative changes.
Understanding Deactivations
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry. They do not inherently indicate that a provider has ceased practicing or faced disciplinary action. CMS typically scrubs name, address, and taxonomy from most deactivated records; however, Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation to preserve historical context.
