Nebraska's behavioral health sector added 68 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 1% of the national total. This group is composed of 63 individuals and 5 organizations, with a notable surge of 35 providers newly registered this week alone.
ABA Workforce Composition
The update shows a growing ABA workforce with 15 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 7 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). One provider holds dual BCBA and RBT credentials, a common sign of career progression. This creates a low ratio of roughly two RBTs for every one BCBA, indicating strong supervision capacity. It is important to note that credential counts can overlap, as 14 providers in this update listed multiple taxonomies.
Provider Demographics
Among the individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with 42 women making up 67% of the group, compared to 11 men. This week's update did not feature registrations from the large, private equity-backed ABA chains that are prominent in other states, suggesting growth may be concentrated in local or smaller practices.
The influx of new RBTs alongside a strong supervisory ratio suggests a healthy expansion of Nebraska's direct-care ABA workforce.