Delaware added 21 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS NPI registry update. This represents 0% of the national total for the week, indicating a very small contribution to the overall national growth in behavioral health professionals during this period. Of these, 8 providers were new this week. The state saw 17 individuals and 4 organizations join the registry.
ABA Workforce Composition
Focusing on Applied Behavior Analysis, the data shows 2 BCBA providers and 2 RBT providers. It is important to note that these counts are based on specific credential designations or primary taxonomies. There were no providers holding both BCBA and RBT credentials simultaneously in this update. This equal count of BCBAs and RBTs is unusual, as RBTs typically outnumber BCBAs significantly, reflecting the BCBA's supervisory role over multiple RBTs. This specific week's data suggests a very limited expansion of direct ABA service capacity and supervision in Delaware.
Provider Demographics
Among the 17 individual providers, the workforce remains predominantly female, with 16 individuals (94%) identifying as female and 1 individual (6%) as male. No organizations were noted as appearing multiple times in this week's update. The top cities for new providers include Wilmington, Dover, and New Castle.
This week's modest additions to Delaware's behavioral health workforce, particularly the balanced BCBA-RBT numbers, suggest a very slow growth in ABA capacity, which may impact access to services in the state.
