Washington D.C. registered 33 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national total. Of these, 19 were new this week, indicating a modest but consistent addition to the District's healthcare workforce. The new registrations comprised 26 individual providers and 7 organizations, all located in Washington.
ABA Workforce Snapshot
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 0 new BCBA credentials and 2 new RBT credentials among the week's registrations. There were no individuals holding dual BCBA and RBT credentials. The absence of new BCBAs, who are essential for supervising RBTs and providing advanced ABA services, alongside the addition of RBTs, suggests a potential bottleneck in supervisory capacity for ABA services in the District.
Provider Demographics
The gender breakdown for individual providers reveals 15 females, accounting for 58%, and 11 males, making up 42% of the new individual registrants. No nonbinary individuals were reported. This gender distribution aligns with broader trends in the behavioral health field. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, suggesting a dispersed pattern of new organizational entries.
This data suggests that while the District continues to grow its behavioral health workforce, a targeted focus on increasing the number of BCBAs will be crucial for expanding access to comprehensive ABA services.
