Virginia recorded 7 physician deactivations in the NPI registry during 2026-W39, accounting for 5% of the national total. The records comprise 3 individuals and 4 organizations. The figures cover the week of September 21-27, 2026, and describe registry status changes, not confirmed changes in clinical practice.
Credentials and locations
Hematology and oncology was the most common taxonomy, appearing in 3 records. Emergency medical services (emergency medicine), psychiatry, ophthalmology and family medicine each appeared once. The city breakdown lists 2 records each in Alexandria and Richmond, with one apiece in Marion, Midlothian and Glen Allen. The counts show some clustering by specialty and location, but the small number of records does not establish a broader workforce pattern or indicate changes in local service availability.
Registry context
Organizations account for more of the listed deactivations than individuals, while the hematology and oncology records make up the largest specialty group. The city counts are distributed across five locations, with Alexandria and Richmond tied for the highest totals. NPI deactivation is an administrative change in the federal registry; it does not by itself indicate a license action or that a provider has stopped practicing. CMS removes names, addresses and taxonomy information from most deactivated records, while Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured before deactivation. These weekly figures provide a snapshot of registry activity, not a measure of active physicians or available care in Virginia.
