South Dakota added 15 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The update includes 4 new providers this week and 5 this year. With 9 individuals and 6 organizations, the state’s small count signals limited activity in this reporting period rather than a broad expansion of behavioral health capacity.
Credential Mix
No providers were identified with BCBA, RBT, or dual BCBA-RBT credentials. Instead, the credential data includes seven other entries, covering mental health counseling, social work, addiction counseling, and related qualifications. These credential categories can overlap with provider taxonomies, so they should not be treated as mutually exclusive workforce shares. The absence of BCBA and RBT entries means this update offers no evidence of new ABA supervisory or direct-service capacity in South Dakota.
Workforce Demographics
Among the 9 individual providers, 8, or 89%, are female and 1, or 11%, is male; no nonbinary providers were recorded. Five providers have multiple taxonomies, which may reflect practitioners working across related behavioral health services rather than distinct workers in separate categories. No organization appeared multiple times in the notable-organizations field. Sioux Falls dominates the listed activity, with additional providers in Flandreau and Rapid City.
The update suggests South Dakota’s recorded behavioral health growth remains small and concentrated, with no measurable addition to the ABA workforce and continued reliance on broader counseling and social-work capacity for behavioral health access.
