North Carolina saw 6 behavioral health provider NPIs deactivated in the federal registry this week, representing 3% of the national total for behavioral health deactivations. All 6 deactivations were for individual providers, with no organizational NPIs included in this period's update for the state, indicating administrative changes primarily among solo or small practice professionals.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
Among the deactivated individual NPIs, "Mental Health Counselor" was the most frequent taxonomy, accounting for 2 deactivations, or 33% of the state's total. Other taxonomies, including "Counselor," "Clinical Social Worker," and "Professional Counselor," each saw 1 deactivation. One individual provider was also associated with the "Community/Behavioral Health Agency" taxonomy. The deactivations were geographically distributed across various regions of the state, with individual providers located in Charlotte, Southern Pines, Durham, Raleigh, and Lenoir, each city recording 1 deactivation. This broad spread suggests no single metropolitan or rural area was disproportionately affected by these administrative updates this week.
NPI deactivations are administrative updates in the federal NPPES registry. These changes reflect shifts in the provider workforce and do not inherently indicate a license action or that a provider has ceased practicing.
