Massachusetts recorded 250 providers in the latest CMS NPI Registry weekly update, representing 2% of the national weekly total. The update includes 223 individuals and 27 organizations, with 131 providers added this week and 144 added this year. That national share places Massachusetts among the more active state markets in this update and signals a sizable, expanding behavioral health infrastructure. NPI activity does not confirm active caseloads, staffing levels or appointment availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry reports 11 BCBA credentials and 43 RBT credentials, including 1 dual credential for BCBA and RBT. These categories overlap: the dual credential is included in the credential reporting and should not be treated as a separate, mutually exclusive workforce segment. The credential summary also differs from the credential-text counts, which list 2 BCBA records, underscoring that registry fields may capture credentials and taxonomies differently. The apparent RBT-to-BCBA imbalance points to a technician-heavy ABA workforce, while the small BCBA pool suggests that supervisory capacity could remain a constraint as technician numbers grow. One provider also lists BCBA, LABA and LBA credentials, reflecting the added state-level licensure layer applied to BCBA practice.
Demographics and Organizations
Gender data identifies 174 female providers, 45 male providers and 4 nonbinary providers, corresponding to 78%, 20% and 2%. The listed leading cities are Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Framingham and Holyoke, indicating activity across both major urban centers and regional hubs. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. The registry reports 37 providers with multiple taxonomies; those records can represent overlapping professional roles rather than additional providers or discrete shares of the total.
Massachusetts’ strong weekly activity and large RBT cohort suggest expanding ABA workforce capacity, but access will depend on adding enough BCBAs to supervise that technician base.