Florida represents 1,187 providers in the CMS NPI registry as of this week's update, accounting for 12% of national behavioral health provider activity. That concentration reflects Florida's established position as a high-volume ABA market, driven by population density in coastal metros and sustained demand for autism services across the state's aging and young demographics.

The credential mix reveals structural capacity constraints. Florida has 798 RBTs compared to 186 BCBAs—a ratio of roughly 4.3 technicians per supervisor. 47 providers hold dual BCBA-RBT credentials, signaling some workforce progression, but the overall gap suggests many clinics operate near or at maximum supervision ratios, a persistent challenge in ABA workforce planning. An additional 25 LCSWs and 22 LMHCs appear in the registry, likely reflecting behavioral health providers working alongside ABA teams or in integrated care settings.

The workforce skews heavily female: 899 providers (85%) identify as female, with 154 male (15%) and 6 nonbinary (1%) providers. Among organizations, Easterseals Florida leads with 5 providers in the registry, followed by four smaller operators—Spring Health Autism Intervention, Behavioral Services Associates, Metro Treatment of Florida, and Therapies 4 Kids—each with 2 providers. National PE-backed chains do not dominate Florida's NPI footprint as heavily as in other states, suggesting a fragmented, locally-rooted provider landscape.

With 335 new providers joining the registry year-to-date but only 1 new entry this past week, Florida's ABA workforce growth appears to be stabilizing after earlier acceleration, a pattern worth monitoring as demand pressures meet credential supply constraints.