Kansas registered 94 new behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, accounting for 1% of the national total. While this represents a smaller proportion of overall national activity, the fact that 48 of these providers were new this week signals a significant recent expansion within the state's behavioral health landscape.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 4 BCBA credentials and 26 RBT credentials. It is important to note that these figures are not mutually exclusive, as 1 individual holds both BCBA and RBT credentials, reflecting a common career progression. The resulting ratio of 6.5 RBTs for every BCBA is on the higher side, suggesting a substantial need for direct service providers but also potential supervisory strain on the limited number of BCBAs, a characteristic often seen in emerging ABA markets.
Provider Demographics
Of the 71 individual providers registered, 77% are female, 17% are male, and 6% identify as nonbinary. This gender distribution aligns with broader trends observed in the behavioral health field. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data to indicate dominant multi-state employers, suggesting a diverse and potentially localized organizational landscape.
This snapshot indicates a developing ABA workforce in Kansas, where the high RBT-to-BCBA ratio highlights the ongoing challenge of scaling supervision capacity to meet the demand for ABA services across the state.
