Washington D.C. saw 50 providers added to the behavioral health workforce in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 1% of the national total. This concentration is notable for the district's compact geography. The update comprises 46 individuals and 4 organizations.
ABA Workforce Ratios
Among the new individual providers, the data identifies 6 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 2 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) by credential. One provider holds both credentials, a common sign of career progression from RBT to a supervisory role. This results in a 3-to-1 ratio of RBTs to BCBAs, suggesting adequate supervision capacity within this cohort. It is important to note that credential counts can overlap; overall, 14 providers in this update listed multiple professional taxonomies.
Provider Demographics
The new individual providers are predominantly female, with 27 women (59%) and 19 men (41%) joining the registry. No single organization was listed multiple times in this week's update, indicating a diverse set of employers or new independent practices.
The addition of both frontline RBTs and supervising BCBAs, though small in number, points to incremental growth in the district's capacity to deliver ABA services.