North Dakota saw 35 total behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update. This represents a very small fraction of the national weekly total, signaling a limited but growing presence in the state's behavioral health sector.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis field, North Dakota's update includes 1 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and 3 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs). The data indicates that 1 individual holds both BCBA and RBT credentials, meaning this provider is counted in both categories and represents the sole BCBA among these new entries. This extremely low BCBA count, coupled with a 3-to-1 RBT-to-BCBA ratio, highlights significant challenges for supervision capacity and the expansion of ABA services in the state. Other behavioral health professionals include 5 individuals with PH.D. or PHD credentials and 9 individuals with various Speech-Language Pathologist credentials.
Provider Demographics
Of the 31 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 25 women accounting for 81%. Male providers total 6 individuals, making up 19% of the individual workforce. There were 4 organizations in the update, but no specific organizations appeared multiple times. The top cities for these new providers include Grand Forks, Fargo, and Bismarck.
This data suggests that while there is some growth in the behavioral health sector, the ABA workforce in North Dakota remains exceptionally lean, posing substantial hurdles for increasing access to services.
