San Antonio's behavioral health workforce added 55 providers in the latest weekly update from the CMS NPI registry, accounting for 1% of the national total. This activity, which includes 51 individual practitioners and 4 organizations, signals continued growth in the city's behavioral health sector. The majority of these additions, 33 providers, were newly registered this week.
ABA Workforce Composition
The data reveals a strong pipeline of direct-care staff in Applied Behavior Analysis. The new registrants include 26 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs). On the supervisory side, there are 5 supervising BCBAs, a count that includes three with a BCBA credential and two holding both BCBA and the state-level LBA license. This ratio of roughly one supervisor to every five RBTs suggests a healthy capacity for clinical oversight. The local provider mix also includes other licensed professionals, such as 6 LPCs and 4 LCSWs.
Provider Demographics
The individual provider workforce in San Antonio is overwhelmingly female, with women comprising 90% of the new registrants. The update listed 46 female providers and 5 male providers. This influx, particularly the high number of RBTs, points to an expanding direct-service capacity that could improve access to ABA therapy for families in the San Antonio area.
