Georgia added 114 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, accounting for 2% of the national weekly total. This moderate share indicates steady, but not rapid, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce compared to other regions.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis field, the update includes 52 individuals listing RBT as a credential, while only 2 listed BCBA. It is important to note that credential and taxonomy counts can overlap, and no providers reported dual BCBA and RBT credentials this week. This significant ratio of RBTs to BCBAs, at 26-to-1, suggests a strong influx of direct service providers but highlights a potential bottleneck in supervision capacity, which is crucial for delivering quality ABA services.
Provider Demographics
Of the 94 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 85 individuals identifying as female, representing 90% of the total. Male providers numbered 7 (7%), and 2 individuals (2%) identified as nonbinary. The update also included 20 new organizations, with no single entity appearing multiple times in this week's data.
The high proportion of new RBTs relative to BCBAs indicates a growing entry-level workforce, but also signals an urgent need for more supervisory BCBAs to support service expansion and maintain clinical quality in Georgia.
