Chicago recorded 79 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry added 36 new providers this week and 41 new providers this year. The total includes 65 individuals and 14 organizations, reinforcing Chicago’s role as a major regional behavioral health market, although NPI registrations do not indicate active caseloads or appointment availability.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 2 BCBA providers and 4 RBT providers, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. That credential mix points to a limited listed supervisory base relative to direct-care ABA staff, potentially constraining how quickly RBT capacity can expand without additional BCBAs. The broader registry is not exclusively ABA: it also includes social workers, counselors, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and other behavioral health professionals. In addition, 17 providers have multiple taxonomies, so taxonomy and credential counts may overlap and should not be treated as mutually exclusive categories.
Workforce Demographics
Among providers with reported gender data, 49 female providers account for 75% of the workforce, compared with 14 male providers at 22% and 2 nonbinary providers at 3%. The update lists Saint Anthony Health Affiliates twice, making it the only notable organization appearing multiple times. Those entries are organization NPIs rather than evidence that the system employs only two providers; they may represent separate registrations or locations. No corporate headquarters skew is flagged in the data.
Chicago’s update suggests a broad behavioral health workforce but a comparatively thin listed ABA supervisory pipeline, making BCBA recruitment important to expanding RBT-supported access.
