Maine saw 12 new behavioral health providers added to the CMS NPI registry this week, representing less than 1% of the national total. This small influx, comprising 10 individuals and 2 organizations, suggests a modest growth rate for the state's behavioral health sector in this period, indicating a slower expansion compared to more populous states.
ABA Workforce Composition
For the applied behavior analysis field, the update includes only 1 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and no Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs). There were also no providers with dual BCBA and RBT credentials, which typically signals career progression within the ABA industry. This limited addition of ABA-specific professionals indicates minimal immediate expansion of the state's capacity for direct ABA service delivery or supervision this week. The lack of new RBTs, in particular, suggests no new entry-level direct service providers for ABA were added from this registry update. Broader behavioral health additions included one LCPC-C, one LCPC-C, MS, one LMSW-CC, and one LCSW-CC, indicating some growth in other mental health disciplines.
Provider Demographics
Among the 10 individual providers, the workforce shows a gender split of 60% female and 40% male. No organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data. New providers are distributed across cities like Portland, Falmouth, Ellsworth, Biddeford, and Waterboro.
This week's data suggests a very constrained growth in Maine's ABA workforce, with only one new BCBA and no RBTs. This trend could indicate challenges in expanding access to applied behavior analysis services or in recruiting new talent into the state's ABA sector.
