CMS NPPES recorded 75 deactivations in the Nurses segment during the week of August 31 through September 6, 2026. Names were retrievable for 74 records, or 74 of the 75 deactivations, with New York, Texas and California tied for the largest state totals at 7 deactivations each. The file includes 68 individuals and 6 organizations. One record was scrubbed: CMS supplied the total count, while Hipa.ai’s public-source name cache captured the named subset before CMS removed identifying details.
Three States Share the Lead
New York, Texas and California each accounted for 7 deactivations, followed by Arizona with 6 and Florida with 5. Washington recorded 4, while Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Alabama each recorded 3. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Georgia, Tennessee and Kansas each had 2 deactivations.
The distribution is broad rather than concentrated in one region. The three leading states together account for 21 records, while the remaining reported states contribute smaller totals across the Northeast, South, Midwest and West. That pattern is consistent with registry activity spread across large and varied nursing workforces rather than a single state-specific event. City-level records also show limited clustering: Columbia, South Carolina; Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania; Rochester, New York; Tucson, Arizona; and Detroit each had 2 deactivations.
Family Nurse Practitioners Top Mix
Among named providers, Family Nurse Practitioner was the leading retired taxonomy, with 15 records, or 20% of the named-provider taxonomy mix. Registered Nurse followed with 13 records, or 18%, while Nurse Practitioner accounted for 9 records, or 12%. Licensed Practical Nurse represented 8 records, or 11%, and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist accounted for 5 records, or 7%.
The mix spans advanced practice, bedside nursing, practical nursing and anesthesia. Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse contributed 3 records, while Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Community Health Registered Nurse and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner each contributed 2 records. This range indicates that the week’s deactivations were not limited to one credential pathway or care setting.
Registry Changes Need Context
An NPI deactivation is an administrative registry change, not by itself evidence of a license action, malpractice, or that a provider has stopped practicing. Records may be retired during registry maintenance, workforce churn, organizational changes or multi-NPI re-registration. The weekly file therefore describes changes in NPPES records, while the underlying professional activity of individual nurses and organizations requires separate verification.
