Washington recorded 5 behavioral health provider NPI deactivations this week, representing 3% of the national total. Of these, 4 were individual providers and 1 was an organization.
Deactivation Details
An NPI deactivation signifies an administrative status change within the federal NPPES registry. It is important to note that such a change does not inherently indicate a license action against a provider or confirm that a provider has ceased practicing. Hipa.ai retains a name cache from public CMS files captured prior to deactivation, as CMS typically scrubs name, address, and taxonomy from most deactivated records.
Credential and Geographic Distribution
Among the NPI deactivations, specific credential types were noted. Two records were for Mental Health Counselors, accounting for 40% of the total. Another two records were for Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselors, also representing 40%. The remaining deactivation was for a Case Manager/Care Coordinator, making up 20%. Geographically, the deactivations were distributed across different cities, with one NPI each in Vancouver, Tacoma, Seattle, Bellingham, and Spanaway. This broad distribution suggests no particular concentration of these NPI status changes in a single urban area.
These administrative status changes in the NPI registry reflect shifts in the state's behavioral health provider landscape.
