Maryland saw a notable influx of 389 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, accounting for 4% of the national total. A significant portion, with 253 new registrations this week alone, indicates a robust and expanding behavioral health sector in the state, driven by consistent demand for services.

ABA Workforce Composition

Within the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) field, the data shows 17 BCBA credentials and 217 RBT credentials. It is important to note that these counts are not mutually exclusive, as 4 individuals hold both BCBA and RBT credentials. The resulting ratio of approximately 12.7 RBTs per BCBA suggests a high demand for direct service providers and potentially significant caseloads for supervising BCBAs, which is a common characteristic in states with growing ABA service needs.

Provider Demographics and Key Employers

Of the 330 individual providers, 78% are female (259 individuals), 16% are male (53 individuals), and 5% identify as nonbinary (18 individuals), reflecting typical gender distributions in behavioral health. Among organizational registrations, the University of Maryland Specialty Care Network LLC appeared 6 times, and Carepoint Response, Inc. (including its variant) appeared a combined 7 times, indicating their substantial presence and expansion efforts in the state's behavioral health landscape.

This data collectively points to a dynamic and expanding behavioral health workforce in Maryland, particularly in the ABA sector, actively working to meet the increasing demand for specialized care and improve access to services across the state.