Arkansas recorded 105 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry added 51 new providers this week and 57 this year, indicating a concentrated burst of recent enrollment rather than a uniformly established workforce. The state’s records include 89 individuals and 16 organizations. NPI activity does not by itself confirm active clinical capacity, but the pace of new entries points to continued behavioral health market development across Arkansas.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential data lists 3 BCBA credentials and 31 RBT credentials, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. These credential counts can overlap with provider records and other taxonomy fields, so they are not mutually exclusive shares of the 105-provider total. Still, the gap between BCBAs and RBTs is substantial. RBTs provide much of the direct, structured ABA service, while BCBAs supervise RBTs, design treatment programs and monitor clinical quality. Arkansas therefore shows a larger technician pipeline than supervisory capacity, a pattern that can constrain caseload growth if additional BCBAs are not available.
Demographics and Provider Activity
Individuals identified as female account for 79 providers, or 89%; 8 are male, or 9%; and 2 are nonbinary, or 2%. Those counts total 89, matching the number of individual providers in the registry. Little Rock, Jonesboro, Fayetteville, Mountain Home and North Little Rock are the leading listed cities, suggesting activity across both metropolitan and regional markets. The update identifies no notable organizations appearing multiple times. ABA-related organizations include Outcomes ABA LLC, Marigold ABA Services LLC, Inner Circle Autism Network and Learning and Behavior Solutions.
Arkansas’s RBT-heavy mix suggests expanding direct-service potential, while its limited BCBA count may make supervision the key workforce constraint affecting ABA access.
