Puerto Rico added 8 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS update, representing 0% of the national total. This indicates minimal new provider activity in the territory compared to the broader national landscape this week.
Provider Credentials and ABA Workforce
The data for Puerto Rico shows no new Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) or Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs), nor any individuals holding both credentials. The new individual providers include 1 Licensed Psychologist (LP), 1 Psychologist, and 1 Certified Professional Counselor (CPL). The absence of new ABA-specific credentials suggests a static or slow-growing capacity for direct ABA service delivery and supervision within the territory based on this week's NPI registrations. Additionally, 2 providers reported multiple taxonomies, indicating some breadth in their professional classifications.
Workforce Demographics
Among the 5 individual providers, the workforce is exclusively female, with women accounting for 100% of new individual registrations. There were no male or nonbinary individual providers reported this week. The update also includes 3 new organizations. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data.
The current NPI data suggests that new behavioral health access in Puerto Rico is primarily expanding through psychology and counseling services, with no immediate growth in the ABA workforce this week.
