Oklahoma's behavioral health sector added 96 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 1% of the national total. This group includes 82 individuals and 14 organizations, with new provider activity concentrated in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
ABA Workforce Ratio
Among the new individual NPIs, the ABA field is represented by 19 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 2 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) identified by taxonomy. This creates a high supervision ratio of nearly 10 RBTs for every one BCBA, which could strain supervisory capacity for firms in the state. It is important to note that some provider counts overlap, as 23 providers in this update listed multiple taxonomies.
Provider Demographics
The individual provider workforce continues to be predominantly female, with women accounting for 76% of the new registrants. Men comprised 20%, with another 5% identifying as nonbinary. No single organization dominated this week's update with multiple new provider listings. This influx of frontline RBTs indicates a growing workforce to meet service demand, but it also highlights a critical need for more BCBA supervisors to ensure quality and compliance across Oklahoma.