North Dakota added 8 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. This modest number reflects the state's smaller population and a more gradual expansion within its behavioral health sector compared to larger, more densely populated states.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis field, the update shows 2 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) among the new individual providers. Notably, there were no new Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or individuals with dual BCBA and RBT credentials identified this week. The absence of new BCBAs, who are essential for supervising RBTs and overseeing treatment plans, indicates that any expansion in direct ABA service capacity from these new RBTs would rely entirely on the state's existing BCBA workforce.
Provider Demographics
Of the 6 individual providers added this week, all are female, accounting for 100% of the individual additions. There were no male or nonbinary individual providers. The update also included 2 organizations, but no specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data. Beyond ABA-specific roles, other new individual providers included an Addiction Counselor, Clinical Social Worker, Acupuncturists, and a Specialist/Technologist, alongside new organizational entries for a Nursing Facility and Speech-Language Pathologist.
The limited number of new ABA professionals, particularly the lack of new BCBAs, suggests a constrained growth in the state's ABA workforce and potential challenges for expanding access to supervised ABA services in North Dakota this week.
