Louisiana's behavioral health sector saw 72 providers registered in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. Of these, 37 providers were new registrations this week, indicating a recent surge in NPI applications within the state. The majority of these new registrations were individual providers, totaling 61 individual providers, alongside 11 organizations.
ABA Workforce Composition
The data reveals 9 providers identified by a BCBA taxonomy and 16 providers with an RBT taxonomy. It is important to note that some BCBA professionals also held specific credentials such as M.ED., BCBA, MED, BCBA, or BCBA, LBA, which are already encompassed within the BCBA taxonomy count. No providers in this update held dual BCBA and RBT credentials. The ratio of RBTs to BCBAs in this cohort is approximately 1.78:1, which is significantly lower than the typical industry standard of 8-10 RBTs per BCBA. This suggests that this weekly update might reflect a higher rate of BCBA NPI registrations compared to RBTs, or a potential imbalance in the pipeline for direct service providers versus supervisors in the state. Beyond ABA, the update also included other behavioral health professionals, such as three LPCs and two LCSWs.
Workforce Demographics
Among the individual providers, the gender distribution shows a strong female majority, with 51 individuals identifying as female, accounting for 84% of the individual registrants. No organizations appeared multiple times in this specific update.
This snapshot suggests a growing but potentially imbalanced ABA workforce in Louisiana, where the current NPI registration trend indicates a need for more RBTs to support the existing BCBA capacity for service delivery.
