Los Angeles recorded 117 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 61 new providers this week and 67 new providers this year. The city’s records include 107 individuals and 10 organizations, indicating substantial registration activity in a large behavioral health market. NPI volume is not a direct measure of active clinicians, open positions or available appointments, but the concentration signals a sizable provider base and continued market entry.
ABA Credential Mix
The update identifies 2 BCBA providers and 55 RBT providers, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. These credential totals should not be treated as mutually exclusive with taxonomy totals or with one another in other registry views; individual records can carry multiple classifications. The registry reports 31 providers with multiple taxonomies. The large RBT count relative to the BCBA count points to a workforce weighted toward direct-care delivery, while the small BCBA pool suggests limited documented supervisory capacity for expanding ABA teams. That pattern can increase pressure on BCBAs to oversee larger caseloads or distributed teams, although the registry does not identify employment relationships or actual supervision arrangements.
Workforce Demographics
Among the reported workforce, 65 female providers account for 61%, while 17 male providers account for 16% and 25 nonbinary providers account for 23%. The demographic fields total the individual-provider count, but credential and taxonomy categories overlap. Hathaway Sycamores Child and Family Services appears in 2 registrations, as does Isaias de Guzman Paja Jr. MD Inc. Repeated organizational records may represent separate NPIs or service classifications rather than distinct operating locations. Overall, Los Angeles shows strong RBT registration activity but a thin documented BCBA layer, suggesting access growth may depend on expanding supervisory capacity.
