Vermont registered 18 total providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. This low concentration indicates Vermont's smaller market footprint for new behavioral health professionals compared to more populous states.
Credential Snapshot
The state's ABA workforce shows a nascent structure. This week's data identifies only 1 BCBA and 0 RBTs. Notably, this single BCBA is listed by their taxonomy rather than their credential field in the registry. The complete absence of RBTs poses a significant challenge for service delivery, as BCBAs typically supervise RBTs to scale therapy services. Without RBTs, the capacity of the lone BCBA to provide direct or supervised ABA therapy is severely constrained. Beyond ABA, the registry includes providers with credentials such as LCMHC (2), LICSW (1), and M.A. (1), among others.
Workforce Demographics
Of the 14 individual providers, 8 (57%) are female, 5 (36%) are male, and 1 (7%) identifies as nonbinary. The remaining 4 entries are organizational providers. No prominent multi-state ABA chains were identified among the new organizations this week, which is consistent with the state's smaller market size. Several new providers are concentrated in cities like Montpelier, Newport, and South Burlington.
The limited number of BCBAs and the complete lack of RBTs in this update suggest that access to ABA services in Vermont likely remains very constrained, highlighting an ongoing need for focused workforce development efforts in the state.
