Chicago recorded 85 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 41 new providers this week and 48 new providers this year. The city’s records include 66 individuals and 19 organizations, signaling substantial registration activity in a large behavioral health market. NPI counts include clinicians and entities and should not be read as a direct measure of active providers, caseloads or available appointments.
ABA Credential Mix
The update identifies 5 BCBA providers and 16 RBT providers, with 0 dual credentials reported for BCBA and RBT. These credential counts are not mutually exclusive with the broader registry’s taxonomy and credential categories; one provider may appear in more than one classification. The data also reports 18 providers with multiple taxonomies. The larger RBT group indicates a stronger direct-care workforce than supervisory pool in the ABA-specific records, suggesting that supervision capacity could become a constraint if service teams expand. The registry does not show whether BCBAs supervise RBTs, work for the same organizations or maintain active caseloads.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 50 providers, or 76% of reported providers. Men account for 11 providers, or 17%, while 5 providers, or 8%, are identified as nonbinary. No notable organizations were flagged as appearing multiple times in the update. Chicago’s mix of RBT-heavy ABA records, limited BCBA representation and broad participation from social workers and counselors suggests continued demand for behavioral health labor, with access depending in part on expanding supervisory capacity alongside direct-care hiring.
