Arizona recorded 7 physician deactivations in this week’s NPI registry update, representing 3% of the national total. The records include 5 individuals and 2 organizations. An NPI deactivation is an administrative change in the federal registry and does not, by itself, indicate a license action or confirm that a provider has stopped practicing.
Credentials and locations
Anesthesiology was the most common retired physician taxonomy, with 2 records accounting for 29% of the Arizona total. Cardiovascular Disease, Gastroenterology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology and Family Medicine each appeared once, representing 14% apiece. The credential mix spans several specialties rather than showing concentration in one broad clinical area.
Tucson had 2 deactivations, while Prescott, Gilbert, Phoenix and Chandler each had 1. The geographic distribution covers multiple Arizona cities, with Tucson the only location appearing more than once. The two organization records were associated with Chandler and Show Low; the remaining records were individuals in the cities listed above. These patterns describe the locations and taxonomies attached to deactivated NPI records, not a direct measure of workforce loss or available clinical capacity.
Registry context
The Arizona update provides an administrative snapshot of physician NPI records during the week and should be interpreted separately from licensing, employment and practice-status data.
