California recorded 26 physician deactivations in the latest weekly NPI registry update, representing 14% of the national total. The records include 25 individuals and 1 organization, indicating that nearly all of the state’s activity involved individual provider NPIs rather than organizational records.
Credential and City Mix
Family Medicine was the leading retired taxonomy, with 7 records, or 27% of the state total. Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pediatrics each accounted for 3 records, or 12%, while Ophthalmology accounted for 2 records, or 8%. The credential mix therefore spans primary care, behavioral health, pediatrics and specialty practice, with Family Medicine the only category appearing substantially more often than the others.
Los Angeles led the city breakdown with 3 deactivations, followed by Sacramento with 2. Tehachapi, San Jose and San Diego each had 1. The city distribution shows some activity in larger metropolitan areas but no strong concentration in a single location; the listed cities account for only part of the statewide records. The range of locations and taxonomies describes the composition of this week’s registry changes, not the size or availability of local physician workforces.
Registry Context
These deactivations are administrative changes in the federal NPPES registry and do not by themselves establish a license action, a provider’s departure from practice or a change in patient access.
