Washington recorded 7 deactivations among Behavioral Health Providers during the week of Sept. 7 through Sept. 13, representing 4% of the national total. The update includes 6 individuals and 1 organization. An NPI deactivation is an administrative change in the federal registry and does not by itself establish that a provider has stopped practicing or faced licensing action.
Credentials and Cities
Mental Health Counselor was the most frequently retired taxonomy, with 3 records, or 43% of the state total. Counselor accounted for 2 records, or 29%. Community/Behavioral Health Agency and RBT each accounted for 1 record, or 14%. The city distribution was led by Seattle, with 3 deactivations, followed by Federal Way, with 2. Liberty Lake and Olympia each had 1.
The records were concentrated in Seattle and Federal Way, which together accounted for 5 of the 7 deactivations. Mental Health Counselor records also made up the largest credential group, while the remaining records were divided among counselor, agency and RBT classifications. This pattern describes where the registry changes were recorded and which taxonomies were attached to them; it does not measure the size, availability or operating status of the behavioral health workforce in those communities.
Registry Context
Because CMS removes names, addresses and taxonomies from most deactivated records, the update should be read as a count of NPI status changes rather than a confirmed tally of provider departures. Washington’s weekly data show 7 behavioral health deactivations, with individuals comprising the larger share.
