The Bay Area recorded 319 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 3% of the national weekly total. The registry includes 173 new providers this week, signaling continued behavioral health workforce activity in one of California’s major service markets. The count includes 302 individuals and 17 organizations, although NPI registrations do not indicate whether providers are accepting clients or actively delivering care.

ABA Credential Mix

The registry identifies 20 BCBA providers and 109 RBT providers, with 1 dual credential holder listed under both categories. These counts overlap, so they should not be treated as mutually exclusive. The large RBT count relative to the BCBA count points to a workforce weighted toward direct-care delivery, while the smaller BCBA pool may constrain supervision capacity as clinics expand. The registry also records 66 multi-taxonomy providers, reinforcing that credential and taxonomy categories can overlap.

Workforce Demographics

Women account for 234 providers, or 77% of the reported workforce. Men account for 40 providers, or 13%, and nonbinary providers account for 28 providers, or 9%. Two organizations appear multiple times: VIRTUE THERAPY LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, PC and POMELO CA, PC, each with 2 registrations. The leading cities are Concord with 43 providers, San Jose with 39, San Francisco with 28, Oakland with 25 and Santa Rosa with 23. The Bay Area’s expanding, RBT-heavy registry suggests broadening ABA access, but sustained growth will depend on adding supervisory capacity alongside direct-care staff.