HT5538 How do I completely remove my old phone number from iMessage?

I haven't had service on my iPhone for over a year now, but a couple days ago I got a text through iMessage from someone thinking I am their friend "Mark". They're texting my old phone number and it is going to their friend Mark's phone (as he now has my old number) but some of them also go to me.
I've tried going to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive and the phone number is disabled (greyed out). I can uncheck the emails linked to my account but I am unable to uncheck the phone number.
Here's a screenshot (number blocked to protect the privacy of the person that now has it):
I tried following the instructions under "How to unlink a phone number" in this Apple support article but the phone number still didn't go away from the iMessage "Send & Receive" list even after I signed out of my Apple ID.
This seems like a bug because why in the world would texts normally still come to my phone sometimes (via iMessage) when someone texts my old phone number if I haven't even paid in over a year.
BTW, when I had service, my carrier was AT&T.

1. Get hold of your old iPhone and switch iMessage off in Settings > Messages
2. Un-register your old device: https://supportprofile.apple.com
3. Change your current Apple ID password.
4. Switch OFF your iMessage and switch back ON after a few minutes.

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