Wyoming added 12 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, with 4 new registrations this week. This represents 0% of the national total, indicating a very small, localized growth in the state's behavioral health workforce.
Credential Mix and ABA Capacity
Crucially for the ABA industry, the data shows zero BCBA or RBT credentials among these new providers. Instead, the focus is on other mental health professionals, with 1 provider specifically holding an LPC credential. This significant gap in formal ABA credentials within these new NPI registrations suggests that specialized ABA services may be scarce or not expanding through new NPIs in Wyoming. The new registrations include 10 individuals and 2 organizations, with 5 providers reporting multiple taxonomies, indicating a diverse range of general behavioral health services.
Workforce Demographics
The new individual providers in Wyoming are predominantly female, with 9 individuals (90%) identifying as female and 1 individual (10%) as male. No organizations appeared multiple times in this update. New providers are distributed across cities like Casper, Gillette, Buffalo, Greybull, and Laramie, suggesting a geographically dispersed, albeit small, expansion.
This snapshot suggests that while Wyoming is seeing some general behavioral health growth, the specific expansion of the ABA workforce, as reflected by new NPI registrations, remains minimal, potentially limiting access to specialized ABA services for residents.
