North Dakota added 10 new behavioral health providers this week, contributing 0% to the national total from the latest CMS NPI registry update. With a total of 24 providers in the state, this concentration signals a relatively small but active behavioral health landscape, reflecting the state's population size and ongoing demand for services.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within North Dakota's behavioral health sector, the data reveals 0 BCBA credentials and only 1 RBT credential. There are 0 individuals holding both BCBA and RBT credentials. This critical absence of BCBAs, who are legally and ethically required to supervise RBTs, indicates a severe limitation in the state's capacity to provide supervised Applied Behavior Analysis services. While other behavioral health professionals, such as LICSW and LPCC, are present, the foundational lack of BCBA supervisors directly impacts the potential for ABA therapy expansion and access.
Provider Demographics
Of the 18 individual providers, the gender breakdown shows 14 (78%) are female, 3 (17%) are male, and 1 (6%) identifies as nonbinary. This distribution aligns with broader trends in the behavioral health workforce. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's registrations, indicating a diverse array of smaller practices or individual providers rather than dominant multi-state chains.
Overall, this data suggests that while North Dakota is seeing some growth in its general behavioral health workforce, the critical shortage of BCBAs poses a significant barrier to expanding access to quality ABA services across the state.
