Rhode Island recorded 48 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry added 13 new providers this week and lists 18 added this year. The update includes 36 individuals and 12 organizations. The state’s reported national share rounds to zero, signaling limited registry activity relative to the national weekly total rather than a measure of treatment capacity, caseloads or appointment availability. The records span Providence, Lincoln, Middletown, Newport and Rumford, among other communities.

ABA Workforce Mix

The credential summary lists 4 BCBA credentials, no RBT credentials and no dual BCBA-RBT credentials. The separate credential-text field lists 2 BCBA records, illustrating why registry credential and taxonomy fields should not be treated as identical or mutually exclusive counts. The broader mix includes 9 LICSW credentials, 5 LMHC credentials and 3 LCSW credentials, along with other social work, counseling and behavioral health credentials. With no RBT records and only a small BCBA count, the update shows limited documented ABA technician capacity and a narrow supervisory pool. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, this imbalance can constrain service expansion even when other behavioral health professionals are available.

Demographics and Organizations

Gender data identifies 25 female providers and 11 male providers, corresponding to 69% and 31%; no nonbinary providers are reported. Fourteen providers carry multiple taxonomies, so taxonomy totals overlap and do not represent separate shares of the 48-provider total. No organization is designated as notable in the update, although Groden Center, Inc. appears under two organization records in Providence. Success Steps ABA Corp. is also listed with a BCBA taxonomy, adding an organizational ABA presence without establishing staffing size.

Rhode Island’s update suggests a broader counseling and social-work workforce than documented ABA depth, with BCBA recruitment and RBT growth potentially important to expanding access.