California Behavioral Health Deactivations

During the week of June 29 to July 5, 2026, California recorded 46 NPI deactivations among behavioral health providers. This total represents 26% of the national deactivations within this category for the period. The deactivations included 24 individual providers and 22 organizations in the state.

Credential and Geographic Trends

The most frequent deactivated taxonomy was "Community/Behavioral Health Agency" with 20 instances, representing 43% of the state's total. Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) followed with 6 deactivations, making up 13%, and Mental Health Counselors saw 5 deactivations. Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselors also had 4 deactivations. Geographically, Gilroy recorded the highest number of deactivations with 7 entries, followed by Morgan Hill with 5 and Irvine with 4. A concentration of deactivations in Gilroy and Morgan Hill were associated with multiple NPIs belonging to "COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS," primarily under the Community/Behavioral Health Agency taxonomy.

Context of NPI Deactivations

NPI deactivations reflect administrative status changes in the federal registry and do not inherently indicate a cessation of practice or a license action for individual providers or organizations. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, providing a historical record.