Massachusetts recorded 5 physician NPI deactivations this week, accounting for 3% of the national total. All 5 deactivations were for individual practitioners, with no organizational NPIs affected during the period of June 8-14, 2026.
Physician Specialties
Among the deactivated NPIs, Internal Medicine was the most frequently observed specialty, representing 2 deactivations, or 40% of the total. Other specialties each saw 1 deactivation, each making up 20% of the total. These included Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, and Cardiovascular Disease, indicating a diverse range of medical fields among the deactivated records this week.
Geographic Distribution
The deactivations were distributed across 5 different cities within Massachusetts, with each city recording 1 deactivation. These locations included Chestnut Hill, Stoneham, Roxbury, Boston, and Lancaster. This broad geographic spread suggests no particular concentration of deactivations in any single urban or regional area during this reporting period.
NPI deactivations are administrative updates within the federal NPPES registry. They reflect changes in a provider's NPI status and do not inherently indicate that a provider has stopped practicing or has undergone a license action.
