California recorded 26 behavioral health provider deactivations during the week of Sept. 14-20, 2026, accounting for 16% of the national total. The records included 25 individuals and one organization. The figures describe changes to NPI registry status, not confirmed departures from practice or changes in state staffing.
Credentials and Cities
Registered Behavior Technicians and specialists were the most frequently listed retired taxonomies, with five records each. Counselors accounted for four. Day Training/Habilitation Specialists and Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselors each had two records. These categories describe taxonomy labels in the registry and do not necessarily represent every service a provider offered.
San Jose had the most listed deactivations, with three, followed by Tustin with two. Alhambra, Sacramento and Merced each had one. The city counts show the largest listed total in San Jose, while the remaining leading cities had comparatively few records; they do not establish a broader geographic pattern across California. The records were spread across several credential types, with no single listed category accounting for more than five deactivations.
Registry Context
NPPES deactivation is an administrative change in the federal registry and, on its own, does not indicate a license action or that a provider has stopped practicing. CMS removes identifying details from most deactivated records, while Hipa.ai retains names from public CMS files captured before deactivation. These weekly figures are a snapshot of registry activity, not a direct measure of provider availability or workforce capacity.
