Washington D.C. recorded 12 new behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update. All 12 providers were new this week, though this influx represents 0% of the national total, suggesting a modest, localized expansion rather than a significant statewide growth trend for the District's behavioral health workforce.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis field, 5 providers were identified as Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) by taxonomy. Crucially, there were no new Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or individuals holding dual BCBA+RBT credentials reported this week. This lack of new BCBAs, who are mandated to supervise RBTs, indicates that any expansion in direct ABA service capacity in D.C. must rely on the existing pool of supervisors. The data also shows 2 providers with multiple taxonomies, though none of these overlaps involve BCBA or RBT credentials.
Provider Demographics
Among the 11 individual providers, the gender distribution was evenly split, with 5 female professionals and 5 male professionals, each accounting for 45% of the individual workforce. One individual identified as nonbinary, comprising 9%. The single organizational entry for the week was Ellevated Care LLC, a Case Management Organization, with no other organizations appearing multiple times in the data.
This week's data suggests a continued, albeit small, growth in the RBT workforce in Washington D.C., but the absence of new BCBAs points to a potential bottleneck in supervisory capacity, which is vital for expanding ABA access across the District.
