New York's latest CMS NPI registry update shows 360 new behavioral health providers, representing 4% of the national weekly total. This indicates a consistent, though not leading, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce. The new additions include 309 individual practitioners and 51 organizations.

Credential Mix and ABA Workforce

While the overall update encompasses a broad range of behavioral health professionals, including 40 Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) and 17 Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC), the ABA sector saw specific additions. The data identifies 13 providers with a BCBA taxonomy and 32 providers with an RBT taxonomy. This results in approximately 2.5 RBTs for every BCBA, a ratio that suggests a healthy capacity for supervision within the state's ABA workforce. Additionally, 2 providers hold both BCBA and RBT credentials, often reflecting career progression. It is important to note that 60 providers in this update reported multiple taxonomies, indicating a diverse range of services offered by some practitioners and organizations.

Workforce Demographics

The individual provider data reveals a predominantly female workforce, with 250 women accounting for 81% of new individual providers. Male providers comprise 17% with 54 individuals, and 5 individuals (2%) identify as nonbinary. Among organizations, "HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OF WESTCHESTER" appeared twice in this week's data.

This data suggests continued, diversified growth in New York's behavioral health sector, with a strong presence of clinical social workers and mental health counselors alongside a stable expansion of the ABA workforce, collectively contributing to improving access to care across the state.