Rhode Island recorded 40 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 16 new providers this week and 17 added this year, including 33 individuals and 7 organizations. The zero-percent share signals that Rhode Island contributes little volume to this national weekly snapshot, but it does not measure the state’s full behavioral health workforce, staffing levels or appointment availability. NPI activity reflects records and enrollment activity rather than confirmed clinical capacity.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary identifies 1 BCBA and 2 RBTs, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials. The BCBA and RBT figures are taxonomy-based counts, while the separate credential-text summary does not report those credentials in the same way. These categories should not be treated as a complete, mutually exclusive workforce census; providers may have multiple taxonomies, and 12 records carry multiple taxonomies. Even with that limitation, the two-to-one RBT-to-BCBA pattern points to a small technician presence and an equally small supervisory pool. In ABA, BCBAs supervise RBTs, so limited BCBA representation can constrain how quickly direct-service capacity expands, regardless of technician recruitment.
Demographics and Organizations
Gender data lists 30 female providers, 3 male providers and no nonbinary providers, corresponding to 91%, 9% and 0%. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. The leading listed cities are Providence, Middletown, Warwick, Cranston and Woonsocket, indicating activity concentrated in several population centers rather than a single location.
Rhode Island’s update suggests a small and largely individual provider base, with modest documented ABA capacity and a need to sustain BCBA recruitment if access is to grow.
