Maine registered 43 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, with 21 new this week. This activity represents 0% of the national weekly total, indicating a very localized growth pattern rather than a significant national influx of new providers into the state.
Credential Landscape and ABA Workforce
Notably for the applied behavior analysis (ABA) industry, the data shows 0 BCBA credentials and 0 RBT credentials among the new registrations. This absence suggests that the recent growth in Maine's behavioral health workforce is concentrated in other disciplines, highlighting a potential gap in the expansion of the state's ABA workforce and supervision capacity. Instead, the new providers primarily hold credentials such as 10 LCSW, 4 LMSW-CC, and 3 LCPC-C, alongside other mental health and addiction counseling licenses.
Provider Demographics
Of the 37 individual providers, 95% are female and 5% are male. This strong female representation is consistent with broader trends observed across the behavioral health sector. There were 6 organizations registered, but no single entity appeared multiple times, suggesting a diverse landscape of smaller practices rather than large multi-state chains expanding their footprint in Maine.
Overall, while Maine is seeing an increase in general behavioral health providers, the lack of new ABA-specific credentials suggests that access to ABA services may not be expanding at the same pace as other mental health disciplines in the state.
