Philadelphia's behavioral health sector registered 41 total providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update. This represents 0% of the national weekly total, indicating a relatively small fraction of new national registrations this period. Of these, 13 providers were new this week, contributing to 14 new registrations this year. The total includes 37 individual practitioners and 4 organizations. No city counts were inflated by corporate headquarters registrations in this update.
Credential Mix and Supervision Capacity
The data reveals a broad range of behavioral health credentials, with a limited number of ABA-specific practitioners in this particular update. There were 2 providers identified as BCBAs and 1 provider as an RBT. No providers held both BCBA and RBT credentials. This suggests the current update reflects a wider behavioral health landscape rather than a concentrated influx of ABA professionals. The dataset also includes a notable presence of other credentials, such as 7 LCSW providers, 5 PHD providers, and 4 M.D. providers, indicating a diverse clinical workforce. Additionally, 7 providers reported multiple taxonomies, highlighting varied specializations.
Workforce Demographics
The individual provider workforce in Philadelphia is predominantly female, with 29 practitioners, representing 78% of individual providers. 8 practitioners identify as male, making up 22%, with no nonbinary providers registered in this update. There were no specific organizations appearing multiple times in this update, suggesting a diverse landscape of independent providers and smaller clinics rather than dominance by multi-state chains. This data suggests a behavioral health workforce in Philadelphia that is broad in its professional scope, with a current update showing limited growth in ABA-specific roles.
