Maine's behavioral health sector saw the addition of 34 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, a figure representing 0% of the national weekly total. This small share indicates very low registration activity compared to other states. The update included 23 individuals and 11 organizations, with 11 providers being newly registered this week.
Credential Landscape
For ABA professionals, the most striking detail in this week's data is the complete absence of ABA-specific credentials. The update included 0 BCBA and 0 RBT professionals. Instead, the growth was concentrated in social work and counseling. Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) were the most common, with 8 LCSW professionals added. Other credentials included Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors (LCPC) and various addiction counseling licenses, signaling that recent workforce expansion is occurring in adjacent mental health disciplines rather than in ABA.
Workforce Demographics
Among the 23 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female. The data shows 19 female providers, accounting for 83% of the total, compared to 4 male providers. No single organization appeared multiple times in this update, suggesting a fragmented landscape of smaller practices rather than growth from large, multi-state chains. Provider activity was centered in cities including Portland, Bangor, and Biddeford.
The lack of new ABA practitioners in this update suggests that recent behavioral health workforce growth in Maine is focused on traditional mental and addiction health services, not on expanding access to applied behavior analysis.
