New Hampshire added 21 new behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update. While contributing 0% of the national weekly total, these additions represent a small but steady expansion of the state's behavioral health workforce, with a total of 106 providers identified in this update.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Focusing on the applied behavior analysis (ABA) workforce, New Hampshire's update includes 4 providers with BCBA credentials and 4 providers with RBT credentials. It is important to note that one individual among the BCBAs also holds a state-level LABA license, which is a common layering of state licensure on top of the national BCBA certification. There are 0 individuals explicitly holding both BCBA and RBT credentials in this dataset. The 1:1 ratio of BCBAs to RBTs is unusual, as BCBAs typically supervise multiple RBTs. This could indicate either an early stage of ABA workforce development in the state or a current surplus of supervisory capacity relative to direct service providers, potentially impacting service scalability.
Provider Demographics
Of the 106 total providers, 100 are individuals and 6 are organizations. The individual workforce exhibits a strong gender imbalance, with 85% identifying as female (85 individuals), 14% as male (14 individuals), and 1% as nonbinary (1 individual). This aligns with national trends showing a female-dominated behavioral health field. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, suggesting a diverse employer landscape rather than the dominance of multi-state chains in this particular update.
The observed provider growth, particularly the unique BCBA to RBT ratio, highlights specific dynamics in New Hampshire's behavioral health workforce that will influence future ABA service accessibility and development within the state.
