Missouri recorded 169 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 2% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 82 providers added this week and 90 added this year. Individuals account for 147 entries and organizations for 22. Missouri’s share signals a meaningful, active behavioral health market, although NPI activity does not confirm that providers are accepting patients, carrying active caseloads or expanding service capacity.

ABA Workforce Mix

The credential data lists 13 BCBAs, 34 RBTs and 6 dual BCBA-RBT credentials. These categories overlap and are not mutually exclusive shares of the provider total: a person with both credentials can appear in more than one category, and credential and taxonomy fields may differ. The RBT count is more than twice the BCBA count, pointing to a workforce weighted toward direct implementation of treatment rather than clinical supervision. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, write and oversee treatment plans and monitor outcomes, the relatively smaller BCBA pool could limit how quickly Missouri clinics convert technician growth into expanded ABA access. Six dual credentials are notable enough to show career movement between technician and supervisory roles, but they still represent a small portion of the listed ABA credentials.

Demographics and Organizations

Gender data identifies 129 female providers, 17 male providers and 1 nonbinary provider, corresponding to 88%, 12% and 1%. The gender counts do not cover all 169 registry entries, so they should not be treated as a complete workforce distribution. Kansas City, Saint Louis, Liberty, Kennett and Columbia are the leading listed cities. The update flags no notable organizations appearing multiple times, though several organization entries share clinic or community behavioral health taxonomies. That pattern reflects registry activity, not necessarily separate operating locations or equivalent clinical capacity.

Missouri’s RBT-heavy mix suggests continued demand for ABA direct-service staff, with BCBA supply remaining a key constraint on access and workforce growth.