Rhode Island recorded 45 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total after rounding. With 19 new providers added this week, the state’s activity is small in national terms but signals a concentrated, locally distributed behavioral health workforce rather than broad national expansion.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
The registry lists 1 BCBA credential and 3 RBT credentials, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. These credential counts overlap with the broader provider and taxonomy data, so they should not be treated as mutually exclusive shares of the workforce. The presence of three RBTs alongside one BCBA points to a limited ABA footprint in this update and a narrow supervision base, since BCBAs oversee RBT service delivery and treatment implementation. One provider also carries the combined credential text “BS, BCBA, LABA,” reinforcing the distinction between credential fields and credential text.
Workforce Demographics
Among 37 individuals, 29 women (78%) and 8 men (22%) were recorded; no nonbinary providers appeared. Eleven providers had multiple taxonomies, another overlapping category that should not be added to the individual or organization totals. No organization appeared multiple times in the update. The most represented credential groups were LICSW, with 6, LCSW, with 5, and LMHC, with 4, indicating that the week’s activity extended well beyond ABA into social work, counseling, addiction services and speech-language pathology.
Rhode Island’s registry activity suggests modest ABA capacity within a broader behavioral health workforce, with supervision availability remaining a key constraint for expanding access.
