Maine saw the addition of 13 new behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. While this small share is typical for a state with Maine's population size, it indicates a steady, localized expansion of behavioral health services. Of these new entries, 7 are individuals and 6 are organizations, signaling growth across various practice structures.
Workforce Composition and Credentials
This week's data for Maine did not include any new Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), which are foundational credentials for ABA services. Instead, the individual providers added included one LCPC-CC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Conditional) and one LCPC-C, NCC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Conditional, National Certified Counselor). This suggests that the recent growth in Maine's behavioral health sector is primarily concentrated in mental health counseling and related fields, rather than a direct expansion of the ABA workforce in this specific snapshot.
Provider Demographics
Among the 7 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 6 providers (86%) identifying as female. Male providers account for one individual, or 14%. No organizations appeared multiple times in this week's update, indicating a diverse set of new practices rather than expansion from established multi-state chains. The new providers are distributed across cities like Waterville, Saco, Oakland, Portland, and Rockport, suggesting a broad geographic reach.
While this week's NPI data does not show an immediate increase in ABA-specific professionals for Maine, it underscores a continuing, albeit diverse, expansion of general behavioral health capacity across the state.
