Idaho's behavioral health sector registered 57 providers in the latest CMS NPI update, accounting for 1% of the national total. This cohort includes 47 individuals and 10 organizations, with 13 providers being new this week. The relatively small number of new NPIs suggests a modest but steady rate of workforce activity in the state's behavioral health landscape.
Credential Landscape
The data reveals a notable absence of new ABA-specific supervisors. Among individual providers, there were 0 BCBAs and only 2 RBTs. This indicates that the recent provider growth is occurring outside the core ABA therapy workforce. Instead, the update is dominated by other licensed mental health professionals, including 7 LCSWs, 5 LPCs, and 3 LCPCs. The lack of new BCBAs alongside new RBTs raises questions about supervision capacity for technicians entering the field in Idaho.
Workforce Demographics
Among the individual providers, women represent the clear majority of new registrants, with 33 female providers making up 70% of the group, compared to 14 male providers. On the organizational side, Joshua D Smith and Associates Inc. was the most active entity, appearing with 3 NPIs, followed by American Current Care of Idaho LLC with 2 NPIs. This activity from local organizations, rather than large multi-state chains, points to regional growth.
This week's data suggests that while Idaho's broader mental health workforce is expanding, the state's ABA-specific labor pool saw minimal growth, potentially impacting access to behavior analysis services.
