North Carolina added 529 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing a 6% share of the national weekly total. This significant contribution highlights North Carolina's growing role in the national behavioral health landscape, with 457 individual practitioners and 72 organizations joining the registry.

Credential Mix and Supervision Capacity

Focusing on the ABA workforce, the update shows 104 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 22 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) identified by credential. Additionally, 8 providers hold dual BCBA and RBT credentials, indicating career progression within the field. This results in a ratio of nearly five RBTs for every BCBA, suggesting a healthy capacity for clinical supervision. It is important to note that 106 providers in this update reported multiple taxonomies or credentials, meaning some counts may overlap and are not mutually exclusive categories.

Workforce Demographics

Among individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 401 women accounting for 88%. Male providers constitute 10% (45 individuals), and 2% (11 individuals) identify as nonbinary. On the organizational side, SKAYTER DEAN LLC, CARIBBEAN PALACE LLC, and HEMERA HOME CARE LLC each appeared twice in this week's data, indicating some recurring organizational presence.

This consistent growth, particularly in the ABA sector with a favorable RBT-to-BCBA ratio, points to expanding access to behavioral health services and a dynamic workforce in North Carolina.