Idaho's behavioral health sector registered 67 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. A substantial 23 providers were new registrations this week alone, accounting for the majority of the 27 new providers added to the registry for the entire year to date. This indicates a concentrated recent surge in NPI applications within the state.
ABA Workforce Composition
Focusing on the ABA workforce, the data shows 1 BCBA professional and 6 RBT individuals. Additionally, 1 provider holds both BCBA and LBA credentials, indicating a state-licensed BCBA. There were no providers with dual BCBA and RBT credentials in this specific update. In total, there are 2 BCBA-level providers supervising 6 RBTs. This results in a 3:1 RBT-to-BCBA ratio, which is significantly lower than the typical industry standard of 8-10:1. This low ratio suggests strong supervision capacity for the current RBT workforce in Idaho, or a relatively smaller RBT workforce compared to the number of available BCBA-level supervisors. Beyond ABA, the registry also captured other behavioral health professionals, including 9 LPCs and 7 LCSWs.
Provider Demographics
Among the 53 individual providers, the gender breakdown shows a clear majority of females, with 39 individuals identifying as female (74%). 13 individuals identified as male (25%), and 1 individual identified as nonbinary (2%). No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's update, suggesting a diverse organizational landscape rather than dominance by a few large entities.
Overall, this data suggests that while Idaho has a relatively small ABA workforce in this update, the favorable RBT-to-BCBA ratio indicates adequate supervision for existing RBTs. However, the limited number of ABA providers compared to other behavioral health professionals may point to ongoing challenges in ABA service access across the state.
