Chicago recorded 89 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 46 new providers this week and 56 new providers this year. With 61 individuals and 28 organizations, the count points to Chicago’s role as a substantial behavioral health hub, although NPI registrations measure provider activity rather than service capacity or patient access.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 9 BCBA providers and 9 RBT providers, including 1 dual-credentialed provider listed as both BCBA and RBT. These categories overlap, so they should not be treated as mutually exclusive totals. The resulting credential picture shows an even count of supervisory and direct-care ABA roles, though the single dual credential and the presence of organizations with BCBA taxonomies complicate a simple staffing ratio. Overall, the data suggests that additional RBT growth would require corresponding BCBA capacity for supervision. The registry also reports 18 providers with multiple taxonomies, another overlapping category that includes professionals working across behavioral health disciplines.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 53 practitioners, or 87% of the reported workforce. The registry lists 7 male practitioners, representing 11%, and 1 nonbinary practitioner, representing 2%. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update, and no corporate headquarters skew is identified. Chicago’s broad mix of counselors, social workers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and ABA providers suggests expanding behavioral health activity, while the balanced BCBA and RBT counts indicate that supervision capacity will remain important as ABA access grows.
