New Hampshire added 31 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national total. This indicates a negligible share of the national weekly influx, suggesting a modest pace of growth in the state's behavioral health workforce.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 2 BCBA credentials and 7 RBT credentials. It's important to clarify that the count of 2 BCBAs includes individuals identified by their BCBA taxonomy, while 1 individual explicitly listed "BCBA" as their credential. With 0 individuals holding both BCBA and RBT credentials in this new cohort, there's no immediate indication of career progression from direct service to supervision. The resulting ratio of 3.5 RBTs for every BCBA highlights a strong foundation for direct care delivery but also signals the critical need for more BCBA supervisors to ensure adequate oversight and expand service access across the state.
Provider Demographics and Key Players
Of the 24 individual providers registered, 20 (83%) are female, 3 (13%) are male, and 1 (4%) identifies as nonbinary. This gender distribution is largely consistent with broader trends in the behavioral health workforce. The data indicates 7 organizations were among the new registrations, but no specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's update, suggesting a diverse entry of new entities rather than significant expansion by existing multi-state chains.
This modest growth in New Hampshire's behavioral health workforce, particularly the high RBT-to-BCBA ratio, suggests an ongoing demand for direct care providers but also highlights the need to cultivate more supervisory capacity to support sustainable ABA service expansion in the state.
