Missouri recorded 140 providers in the latest CMS NPI Registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry added 72 new providers this week, bringing the year-to-date total to 79. Missouri’s activity is a modest share nationally but still signals an active, expanding behavioral health market, with new entries spanning ABA, counseling, social work, psychology and speech-language services. The registry includes 122 individuals and 18 organizations, although NPI activity does not by itself confirm current clinical availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
Credential data lists 10 BCBA credentials and 30 RBT credentials, along with 3 dual BCBA-RBT credentials. These categories overlap and are not mutually exclusive shares of Missouri’s 140 providers: a provider may hold more than one credential, and credential fields do not necessarily align one-for-one with taxonomy records. The pattern nevertheless shows a substantially larger direct-service RBT pool than BCBA supervisory pool. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, develop treatment plans and monitor treatment quality, the imbalance suggests that supervision capacity could constrain ABA growth if demand rises faster than the BCBA workforce. The dual-credential count indicates some movement between direct-service and advanced clinical roles.
Demographics and Activity
Gender records identify 106 female providers, 15 male providers and 1 nonbinary provider, or 87%, 12% and 1%, respectively. Those counts sum to the 122 individual providers. Saint Louis, Columbia, Kansas City, Springfield and Independence are the leading listed cities. The update identifies no notable organizations appearing multiple times; the organization entries include ABA providers such as Able Stars ABA MO LLC, ABA Up and Up MO LLC and Harbor Pediatric Therapy LLC, alongside broader behavioral health agencies.
Missouri’s RBT growth suggests expanding direct-service capacity, while the smaller BCBA pool makes supervision availability a key factor in future ABA access.
