Maryland recorded 5 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations during the week of July 6-12, 2026. These administrative status changes in the federal NPPES registry represented 3% of the national total for behavioral health NPI deactivations in the period. The deactivations in Maryland were predominantly among individual practitioners, with 4 individual providers and 1 organization having their NPIs deactivated, reflecting shifts in the state's behavioral health provider landscape.
Provider Taxonomy and Location Trends
An analysis of the deactivated NPIs shows that Speech-Language Pathologists accounted for the largest share, with 2 deactivations, or 40% of the state's total for the week. Additionally, Clinical Social Workers, Specialists, and Mental Health Counselors each saw 1 NPI deactivation, each comprising 20% of the weekly total. Geographically, the deactivations were distributed across Maryland, with one NPI deactivated in each of the following cities: Rockville, Frederick, Baltimore, Towson, and Largo. This distribution indicates no particular urban area experienced a concentration of NPI deactivations within the behavioral health sector this reporting period.
These NPI deactivations are administrative status changes in the federal NPPES registry. They do not inherently indicate a provider has ceased practicing or faced a license action. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation, offering a historical record of these entries for workforce analysis.
