Montana added 14 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update. This represents a very small fraction of the national weekly total, indicating a modest pace of new provider enrollment in the state. All 14 new providers for the year have been added this week, suggesting a recent burst of activity rather than sustained growth.
ABA Workforce Composition
Among the new enrollments, the data identifies one Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and one Registered Behavior Technician (RBT). There were no providers with dual BCBA and RBT credentials. This 1:1 ratio of BCBAs to RBTs is atypical for the ABA field, where a larger pool of RBTs typically provides direct services under BCBA supervision. The majority of new individual providers hold other credentials, including one PCLC (Professional Counselor Licensed Candidate), one MS CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathologist), and one SWLC, MSW (Social Worker Licensed Candidate, Master of Social Work). This indicates that the current growth in Montana's behavioral health sector is broadly distributed across various disciplines, with a relatively small contribution from ABA-specific professionals.
Provider Demographics
Of the five individual providers added this week, all are female, accounting for 100% of individual enrollments. The remaining nine organizations comprise the majority of new entries. No single organization appeared multiple times in this week's update, suggesting a diverse set of smaller practices or new entities rather than expansion by established multi-state chains.
The limited number of new ABA-specific providers, particularly BCBAs, suggests that access to applied behavior analysis services in Montana may continue to face workforce capacity challenges. While the state is seeing some growth in broader mental health and related services, the specific pipeline for new ABA professionals appears constrained in this latest update.
