New Jersey added 93 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS update, accounting for 2% of the national total. This moderate concentration suggests a consistent, rather than explosive, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce. The full dataset for New Jersey this week includes 197 providers, broken down into 153 individuals and 44 organizations.

ABA Workforce Composition

Within the applied behavior analysis field, the data shows 33 providers listing "BCBA" as a credential and 18 providers listing "RBT". It is important to note that these counts reflect the number of times "BCBA" or "RBT" appears as a credential string, and some providers may hold multiple credentials or list their primary taxonomy as their credential. Notably, there were no providers explicitly listing both BCBA and RBT credentials in this update. The ratio of BCBAs to RBTs, with more BCBAs than RBTs, is an unusual pattern for the ABA industry, where RBTs typically outnumber BCBAs to provide direct service under supervision. This could suggest that many RBTs are categorized under other taxonomies or credentials, or that the state has a high capacity for supervision relative to direct service providers in this specific weekly cohort.

Provider Demographics and Organizations

Among the 153 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with women accounting for 78%. Male providers comprise 18%, and 5 individuals (3%) identify as nonbinary. On the organizational front, "Compass Counseling and Psychotherapy" and "Grandular Health Services LLC" were each listed twice, indicating multiple NPIs or locations for these entities within this week's data.

This data suggests a diverse behavioral health landscape in New Jersey, though the atypical BCBA to RBT ratio could point to specific workforce dynamics impacting direct ABA service access or reporting practices within this particular NPI registry update.