Mississippi's behavioral health sector saw the addition of 19 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, a figure representing less than 1% of the national total for the week. This small cohort is composed of 15 individual practitioners and 4 organizations, signaling modest, decentralized growth across the state's provider landscape.
Provider Credentials
The ABA-specific workforce in this update is small, with 1 BCBA and 2 RBTs identified by taxonomy. This creates a 2-to-1 RBT-to-BCBA ratio, which, while balanced for this tiny group, is too small a sample to indicate statewide supervision capacity trends. The update also includes a mix of other mental health professionals, notably 3 Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), one Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), and one Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). The presence of 4 providers with multiple taxonomies suggests some practitioners hold diverse roles.
Workforce Demographics
Among the individual providers, the gender distribution is heavily skewed toward women, who make up 80% (12 providers) of the group, with men accounting for the remaining 20% (3 providers). No single organization appeared multiple times, unlike trends seen in states dominated by large, PE-backed ABA chains. Provider activity was spread across cities including Jackson, Tupelo, and Gulfport.
This small but professionally diverse group of new providers points to incremental, rather than large-scale, expansion of behavioral health access across Mississippi.