Kansas recorded 54 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry added 27 new providers this week and lists 36 new providers this year. Individuals account for 43 entries and organizations for 11. That activity gives Kansas a visible, but relatively small, position in the national update and suggests a distributed market rather than the concentration seen in the largest states. NPI activity does not by itself confirm active clinical capacity, open appointments or completed payer contracting.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry lists 5 BCBA credentials and 15 RBT credentials, with no providers identified as holding both credentials. These credential counts are not mutually exclusive shares of the 54-provider total: taxonomy and credential fields can describe the same provider, and the other-credential data includes one provider listed as “M.A., BCBA, LBA.” The RBT-to-BCBA pattern indicates a larger direct-service workforce than supervisory workforce. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, design treatment programs and monitor clinical quality, Kansas providers may face supervision constraints if direct-service hiring grows faster than advanced clinical capacity.
Demographics and Provider Activity
Among the 43 individual providers, 36 are female, four are male and three are nonbinary, corresponding to 84%, 9% and 7%. Wichita, Overland Park, Topeka, Lawrence and Mission are the leading cities listed in the update. Pomelo KS, PA appears twice, making it the only organization identified as appearing multiple times. The registry also reports 10 providers with multiple taxonomies, reinforcing that provider counts and credential categories should not be read as separate, nonoverlapping workforces.
Kansas’s stronger RBT presence points to expanding frontline ABA capacity, while the smaller BCBA pool suggests supervision and clinical leadership will remain central to access.
