Ohio saw 238 new behavioral health providers added in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 5% of the national weekly total. This significant influx highlights Ohio's active growth in the behavioral health sector, indicating both a rising demand for services and a responsive expansion of its professional workforce.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis field, the update includes 21 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 1 Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). No individuals reported holding both BCBA and RBT credentials in this dataset. This ratio of 21 RBTs to 1 BCBA highlights a significant need for increased BCBA supervision capacity to effectively support the growing RBT workforce and ensure broad access to quality direct ABA services across the state.
Provider Demographics
Of the 221 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with women accounting for 76%. Male providers comprise 23%, and 1% identify as nonbinary. The update also listed 17 new organizations, none of which appeared multiple times in this week's data.
This data suggests a strong pipeline of direct service providers entering the ABA field in Ohio, but also underscores the critical need for more BCBAs to meet supervision demands and expand access to comprehensive ABA services.
