West Virginia registered 21 total providers in the latest NPI registry update, contributing 0% to the national weekly total for new enrollments. With only 1 new provider added this week and 10 new providers added this year, the data suggests a relatively slow pace of growth or update activity within the state's behavioral health workforce as reflected in the NPI registry.
Credential Landscape
The state's credential mix reveals a significant gap in ABA-specific professionals. There are 0 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and only 1 Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), with 0 dual BCBA+RBT credential holders. This critical shortage of BCBAs means there is virtually no supervision capacity for RBTs, which is essential for delivering ABA services. In contrast, the registry shows other behavioral health professionals, including 2 LICSWs, 1 SLP, 1 MS, CCC-SLP, 1 LPC, 1 BA, 1 MA, 1 MHC, 1 MS, and 1 MS, P-LPC, indicating a broader mental health and therapy presence.
Workforce Demographics
Of the 21 providers, 16 are individuals and 5 are organizations. The individual workforce in West Virginia shows a clear gender distribution, with 14 female providers, representing 88% of individual registrants, and 2 male providers, making up 13%. No multi-state ABA chains or other organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, suggesting a landscape without dominant recurring employers among the new registrants.
This data points to extremely limited access to supervised ABA services in West Virginia, highlighting a substantial need for BCBA recruitment and development to support the state's behavioral health workforce.
