Charlotte recorded 67 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 29 new providers this week, including 34 new registrations so far this year. The count includes 56 individuals and 11 organizations, indicating sustained provider activity and reinforcing Charlotte’s role as a regional behavioral health market.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 5 BCBA providers and 16 RBT providers, plus 1 dual-credentialed provider holding both BCBA and RBT credentials. The dual credential is included in both category counts, so the totals are not mutually exclusive. The resulting BCBA-to-RBT ratio is roughly 1:3, suggesting a direct-care workforce substantially larger than the identified supervisory pool. That structure can support service growth, but it may also create pressure on BCBA capacity as clinics add RBTs. The registry also reports 19 providers with multiple taxonomies, another reason credential and taxonomy categories should not be read as separate shares of the market.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 47 providers, or 84% of the reported workforce. Men account for 4 providers, or 7%, and 5 providers, or 9%, are identified as nonbinary. The update lists no notable organizations appearing multiple times, so it offers no clear evidence that one employer or PE-backed chain dominates the reported registrations. The broader mix includes counselors, clinical social workers, speech-language pathologists and community behavioral health agencies alongside ABA providers, showing that Charlotte’s NPI activity spans several behavioral health disciplines. Overall, the update points to expanding provider activity in Charlotte, while the relatively small BCBA count compared with RBTs highlights supervision as a potential constraint on ABA access.
