Houston recorded 72 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 34 new providers this week and 40 new providers this year. The records include 54 individuals and 18 organizations, indicating substantial provider activity in the city but not necessarily the same number of operating clinicians, open positions or available appointments. Houston’s share signals a sizable concentration of behavioral health registration activity within the national update.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 5 BCBA providers and 17 RBT providers. No providers are reported with both BCBA and RBT credentials. These credential and taxonomy counts are not mutually exclusive: a single provider can appear in more than one classification, and the registry reports 26 providers with multiple taxonomies. The data also includes an assistant behavior analyst and providers classified in counseling, social work, speech-language pathology, psychology and case management. The larger RBT group relative to the BCBA group suggests a direct-care workforce that may rely on a comparatively small supervisory pool. In ABA operations, that structure can support service delivery only when BCBAs oversee multiple RBTs and maintain manageable caseloads. NPI records do not establish employment relationships, active caseloads or service availability.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 45 providers, or 83% of the reported workforce. Men account for 8 providers, or 15%, while 1 nonbinary provider represents 2%. The registry lists no notable organization appearing multiple times in the supplied data. Overall, Houston’s activity suggests continued behavioral health expansion, with RBT growth potentially improving ABA access while the smaller BCBA pool remains a workforce constraint.
