Washington recorded 7 behavioral health provider deactivations in the NPI registry during the week of Aug. 10-16, accounting for 4% of the national total. All 7 records represented individuals; the registry listed 0 organizations among the deactivations. The data reflects administrative changes in the federal NPPES registry and does not, by itself, establish that a provider has stopped practicing or faced a licensing action.
Credential Breakdown
Clinical Social Worker, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor and Counselor were the leading retired taxonomy categories, with 2 records each and 29% each of Washington’s total. Specialist accounted for 1 record, or 14%. The tied distribution indicates that the week’s deactivations were spread across several behavioral health roles rather than concentrated in one credential category. Taxonomy fields describe registry classifications and should not be treated as a complete measure of active workforce capacity.
City Distribution
Spokane recorded 4 deactivations, while Tacoma, Sedro Woolley and Spokane Valley each recorded 1. Spokane therefore represented the clearest geographic concentration in the state’s weekly records, although the overall count was limited to 7. The remaining locations show that the activity was not confined to a single city.
These NPI deactivations provide a weekly view of registry status changes, not a definitive count of behavioral health providers leaving practice or services becoming unavailable.
