Oklahoma recorded 134 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, equal to 1% of the national weekly total. The state’s share signals a modest portion of national registry activity, not a direct measure of hiring, staffing capacity or access to care. The update lists 73 providers new this week and 77 new this year; those figures describe registry records, not necessarily newly opened practices or jobs.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 3 BCBAs, 33 RBTs and 1 provider with dual BCBA-RBT credentials. The categories may overlap: the dual-credential count should not be treated as a separate, mutually exclusive share, and the data does not specify whether it is included in the BCBA and RBT totals. The listed counts imply about 11 RBTs per BCBA, pointing to a much larger technician pool than supervisor pool in this snapshot. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, that imbalance may make clinical oversight a constraint on expanding direct-service capacity. The registry counts are not a complete workforce census, however, and do not establish actual caseloads or supervision arrangements.
Demographics and Organizations
Women make up 89 providers (73%), men 27 (22%) and nonbinary providers 6 (5%). The data identifies 12 organizations alongside 122 individual providers, but flags no notable organization appearing multiple times. Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Edmond and Ardmore are among the leading listed cities; the city list offers a view of registry geography, not proof of service availability. The update also reports 19 providers with multiple taxonomies, so taxonomy groupings can overlap and should not be read as exclusive workforce segments.
Oklahoma’s snapshot suggests a sizeable RBT presence relative to listed BCBAs, making supervisory recruitment and distribution important considerations for ABA access across the state.
