Jacksonville's behavioral health sector saw 11 new providers registered in the latest CMS NPI registry update. This represents 0% of the national weekly total, indicating a localized but significant influx for the city. All 11 providers are new this week, suggesting a recent expansion of services. The new registrations include 9 individual practitioners and 2 organizations.
ABA and Behavioral Health Credential Mix
The credential mix reveals specific trends. There are 4 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) among the new individual providers. Notably, there are no BCBAs (Board Certified Behavior Analysts) or dual BCBA+RBT credential holders among these new registrations. This absence of BCBAs, who are crucial for supervising RBTs, suggests that these RBTs may be joining existing ABA clinics with established BCBA supervisors, or that the local ABA ecosystem faces a supervision capacity challenge for new RBTs. Beyond ABA, the update also includes 1 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), 2 Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), and 1 Speech-Language Pathologist (M.S. SLP), indicating a broader growth in mental health and related therapeutic services.
Workforce Demographics
Analyzing the individual practitioners, the workforce in Jacksonville is predominantly female, with 7 female providers accounting for 78% of the individuals. There is 1 male provider (11%) and 1 nonbinary provider (11%). No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's update. The simultaneous registration of new RBTs without corresponding BCBAs in this dataset highlights a potential need for increased BCBA capacity to support the growing RBT workforce and expand ABA service access in the Jacksonville area.
