Arizona recorded 10 NPI deactivations for Behavioral Health Providers during the week of June 22-28, 2026. This figure represents 6% of the national total for behavioral health deactivations in the federal NPPES registry during this period. The deactivations were equally distributed between 5 individual providers and 5 organizational entities.
Credential and Geographic Trends
Among the deactivated records, "Mental Health Counselor" was the most frequent taxonomy, accounting for 4 deactivations, or 40% of the total. "Community/Behavioral Health Agency" followed with 3 deactivations, representing 30%. "Psychologist," "Counselor," and "Professional Counselor" each saw 1 deactivation, each making up 10% of the total. Geographically, Scottsdale recorded the highest number of deactivations with 4 entries. Phoenix, Gilbert, Casa Grande, and Oro Valley each had 1 deactivation during this week. This distribution indicates a localized concentration of administrative changes in the Scottsdale area for this period.
Understanding NPI Deactivations
These NPI deactivations reflect administrative status changes in the federal registry for the specified week and do not inherently indicate a cessation of practice or a license action for specific providers. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, as CMS scrubs name and address from most deactivated records.
