Kentucky had 91 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. That share signals a limited concentration of registry activity nationally, though records do not establish hiring, staffing levels or appointment availability. The update lists 41 providers added this week and 48 this year; 73 are individuals and 18 are organizations.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 3 BCBAs and 16 RBTs, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. The RBT count is more than five times the BCBA count, pointing to a technician-heavy ABA profile and a potential supervision constraint: RBTs provide direct services under BCBA supervision. These credential categories should be read as registry classifications, not a complete count of people working in ABA. Taxonomy and credential labels can overlap; the data also reports 18 providers with multiple taxonomies, so those classifications are not mutually exclusive. One listed provider reports M.S., BCBA and LBA credentials, illustrating how state licensure can accompany BCBA certification.
Demographics and Organizations
Women account for 64 providers, or 88%; men account for 7, or 10%; and nonbinary providers account for 2, or 3%. The listed percentages total more than 100% because of rounding. These figures cover the registry population, not ABA workers alone. The notable-organizations field names no organizations, so the update does not identify any employer appearing repeatedly there. Louisville, Lexington, Elizabethtown, Prestonsburg and Bowling Green are the top listed cities.
Kentucky’s registry suggests a small BCBA pool relative to RBT listings, making growth in supervisory capacity important to expanding ABA access, particularly beyond the state’s largest cities.
