Kansas accounted for 92 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. With 39 new providers added this week, the state’s activity points to continued behavioral health workforce expansion, although Kansas remains a relatively small share of national registry activity.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
The registry lists 7 BCBAs and 24 RBTs, plus 2 dual credentials combining BCBA and RBT status. These categories overlap: dual-credentialed professionals are included in the broader credential counts and should not be added as a separate workforce segment. The resulting RBT-to-BCBA mix suggests a direct-service workforce substantially larger than its supervisory layer. Because BCBAs oversee RBTs and develop treatment plans, the relatively limited BCBA count may constrain how quickly clinics can expand RBT capacity without adding supervisors.
Workforce Demographics
Individuals made up 78 providers, compared with 14 organizations. The gender breakdown was 68 female providers, 9 male providers and 1 nonbinary provider, or 87%, 12% and 1%, respectively. The registry’s behavioral health activity is concentrated in Wichita, Overland Park, Topeka, Manhattan and Olathe. No organization appeared multiple times in the update, so the data does not identify a dominant employer or network.
Kansas’s expanding registry activity, including a sizable RBT presence but a smaller BCBA supervisory pool, suggests improving ABA capacity alongside an ongoing need to recruit and retain qualified supervisors.
