Maine added 23 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS NPI registry update, representing 0% of the national total. This small number indicates limited new provider activity in the state's behavioral health sector during this specific period.
Workforce Composition
Crucially for the ABA community, this week's data for Maine shows no new BCBA or RBT credentials among the individual providers. This suggests that the state's applied behavior analysis workforce did not expand through these specific certifications in this update. Instead, the 19 individual providers primarily hold other mental health licenses. These include 5 LCPC credentials, 4 LCSW, 2 LCPC-C, 1 LMSW, 1 LCPC, CADC, 1 LCPCC, and 1 LMSW-CC. This distribution highlights growth in broader mental health services rather than specialized ABA roles for this period.
Provider Demographics
Of the 19 individual providers, 17 (89%) are female, with 2 (11%) identifying as male. There were 4 new organizations registered, but no specific entities appeared multiple times in this update. The gender distribution aligns with national trends in the behavioral health field, which is predominantly female.
The absence of new BCBA and RBT credentials in this update suggests that while Maine's broader behavioral health sector saw some growth, the ABA workforce did not expand this week, indicating a potential ongoing need for ABA-specific provider recruitment to meet demand.
