Chicago recorded 87 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 33 providers added this week and 38 added this year. Records include 69 individuals and 18 organizations, indicating activity from both clinicians and behavioral health entities. The concentration signals a sizable provider market, although NPI records do not establish whether a provider is actively practicing, accepting patients, staffing a specific site or offering ABA services.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry reports 7 BCBA providers and 12 RBT providers, with no providers recorded as holding both credentials. These categories should not be treated as mutually exclusive with the other credential or taxonomy fields: 20 providers have multiple taxonomies, and the registry’s credential and taxonomy counts differ. The larger RBT count points to more direct-care capacity than BCBA supervision capacity, a pattern that can limit caseload growth if technician staffing expands faster than clinical oversight. The data also includes substantial representation from LCSWs and LCPCs, showing that Chicago’s behavioral health workforce extends beyond ABA.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 54 providers, or 78% of the reported workforce. Men account for 14 providers, or 20%, while one nonbinary provider is reported at 1%. The gender percentages do not total 100% because of rounding and do not correspond to all 87 records, which include organizations. Infant Welfare Society of Chicago appears twice in the registry, once under Counselor and once under Clinical Social Worker, illustrating how one organization can generate multiple NPI records. Overall, Chicago’s update suggests active multidisciplinary behavioral health activity, with ABA access likely shaped by the balance between RBT availability and BCBA supervision capacity.
