North Dakota recorded 26 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The update included 14 new providers, while 16 have been added this year. With 24 individuals and two organizations, the small statewide count signals a limited but active provider market rather than a concentrated expansion of ABA-specific capacity.
Credential Mix
The registry lists zero BCBA credentials, zero RBT credentials, and zero dual BCBA-RBT credentials. Instead, the credential data includes speech-language pathologists, counselors, social workers, a psychologist and other behavioral health professionals. These credential categories overlap with taxonomy fields: five providers have multiple taxonomies, so the counts should not be treated as mutually exclusive shares of the workforce. For ABA operators, the absence of listed BCBAs and RBTs means the update provides no evidence of an identifiable supervision pipeline; BCBAs would normally supervise RBTs and anchor clinical delivery.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 22 providers, or 92% of the reported gender breakdown. One provider, or 4%, is male, and one, or 4%, is nonbinary. No notable organization appears multiple times in the registry. Providers are distributed across Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot and Devils Lake, with additional records in smaller communities, indicating a geographically dispersed workforce.
Overall, the update suggests North Dakota’s behavioral health network is adding providers across several disciplines, but the registry does not show measurable BCBA or RBT growth to support expanded ABA access.
