Montana added 9 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS NPI registry update, representing 0% of the national total. This modest influx is characteristic of states with smaller populations, where growth in specialized healthcare sectors like ABA tends to occur in smaller, less frequent increments. The new additions comprise 3 individual providers and 6 organizations.
ABA Workforce Composition
Crucially for the ABA industry, this week's data for Montana shows no new Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), nor any individuals holding dual BCBA and RBT credentials. This indicates that the recent growth is not directly expanding the state's applied behavior analysis workforce. Instead, the new providers primarily consist of Mental Health Counselors, Addiction Counselors, and Pastoral Counselors, signaling an expansion in broader mental health and counseling services rather than ABA-specific capacity.
Provider Demographics
Among the 3 individual providers, the gender breakdown shows 2 female providers, accounting for 67%, and 1 male provider, making up 33%. No organizations were listed multiple times in this week's update, suggesting a diverse set of new entities rather than expansion from existing multi-site operations or large PE-backed chains.
While Montana's behavioral health sector is seeing some growth, the absence of new ABA-specific credentials this week suggests that the immediate expansion is concentrated in other mental health disciplines, which may impact the availability of ABA services for individuals with autism and related disorders in the state.
