Wisconsin recorded 18 physician NPI deactivations this week, accounting for 9% of the national total. This administrative update included 4 individual providers and 14 organizations.
Specialty and Geographic Shifts
Among the deactivations, Orthopaedic Surgery represented the largest share with 4 records, or 22% of the state's total. Ophthalmology and Neurological Surgery each saw 3 deactivations, both comprising 17%. Plastic Surgery had 2 deactivations, making up 11%, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation accounted for 1 deactivation, or 6%. This concentration indicates administrative status changes across several surgical and specialty fields within the state.
Geographically, Green Bay registered the highest number of deactivations with 4 records. Kaukauna and Oconto Falls each recorded 2 deactivations. Kewaunee and Two Rivers each had 1 deactivation. The clustering of these administrative changes in northeastern Wisconsin suggests a localized impact on NPI registry data for the week.
NPI deactivations are administrative status changes within the federal NPPES registry and do not inherently indicate a cessation of practice or a license action for specific providers.
