Arkansas recorded 109 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry added 64 new providers this week, with 68 new providers recorded this year. The update includes 100 individuals and 9 organizations. Arkansas’ relatively small national share, paired with a large weekly influx, points to an expanding but still modestly sized behavioral health market. NPI activity does not confirm active caseloads, staffing levels or appointment availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 6 BCBA credentials, 45 RBT credentials and 1 dual credential covering BCBA and RBT. These categories overlap: a provider with both credentials can appear in more than one count, and the registry’s taxonomy and credential fields do not represent mutually exclusive shares of the provider total. The separate credential-text summary reports 3 BCBA entries, underscoring that field-level counts differ. Even with that limitation, the pattern shows a technician-heavy ABA workforce relative to documented supervisory capacity. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs and oversee treatment design and clinical quality, a small BCBA pool may constrain how quickly Arkansas can convert RBT growth into expanded services.
Demographics and Organizations
Gender data identifies 83 female providers, 17 male providers and 0 nonbinary providers, corresponding to 83%, 17% and 0%. The registry names Fayetteville, Conway, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Sherwood among the leading cities. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. The registry reports 19 multi-taxonomy providers; those classifications can overlap and should not be interpreted as 19 additional providers.
The update suggests Arkansas is adding RBT capacity faster than BCBA supervision, making clinical leadership recruitment central to future ABA access.
