Ohio recorded 5 physician deactivations in the NPI registry during the week of Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, 2026. The state accounted for 3% of the national total. All 5 records were individuals; the update listed 0 organizations. NPI deactivation is an administrative status change in the federal registry and does not, by itself, establish that a physician has stopped practicing or faced a licensing action.
Credential Mix
The retired taxonomy records were evenly distributed across five specialties. Surgery, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Neurological Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynecology each appeared once, representing 20% apiece of Ohio’s physician deactivations. No single credential dominated the week, and the mix spans surgical, medical, emergency, neurological, and obstetric-gynecologic practice areas. With one record in each category, the snapshot does not show a concentrated specialty pattern.
Geographic Distribution
The records came from five cities: Columbus, Garfield Heights, Dayton, Lima, and Wadsworth. Each city appeared once, so the update shows no leading location or apparent geographic cluster within Ohio. The distribution is spread across different parts of the state, but the small count limits what can be inferred about broader regional workforce movement.
Ohio’s weekly registry data show five individual physician deactivations across five specialties and five cities, providing an administrative snapshot rather than a direct measure of current clinical availability.
