North Dakota saw 30 total behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, with 15 new providers added this week. This represents a fraction of the national weekly total, reflecting the state's smaller population and a more modest, but consistent, growth in its behavioral health workforce. Of these, 26 were individual providers and 4 were organizations, contributing to mental health and related services across key cities like Fargo, Wahpeton, and Jamestown.
ABA Workforce Snapshot
Among the 30 total providers reported for North Dakota, the data indicates 0 BCBA credentials and 2 RBT credentials. There were no individuals reported with dual BCBA and RBT credentials. This specific snapshot shows a very limited presence of ABA-specific credentials, particularly for supervisory BCBAs, which is crucial for the ethical and effective delivery of ABA services by RBTs. The absence of new BCBAs alongside the addition of RBTs highlights a potential challenge for supervision capacity, as RBTs require direct oversight from BCBAs.
Provider Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 26 individual providers shows a clear gender distribution: 21 (81%) are female, 2 (8%) are male, and 3 (12%) identify as nonbinary. This aligns with national trends showing a predominantly female workforce in behavioral health. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, indicating a diverse set of new entities or individual practitioners rather than expansion by a single large chain. The majority of new providers registered this week were case managers/care coordinators, clinical social workers, and speech-language pathologists.
Overall, this week's data points to slow but steady growth in North Dakota's broader behavioral health sector, though the specific ABA workforce saw very limited expansion, particularly in supervisory roles.
