Minnesota recorded 182 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 2% of the national weekly total. With 116 new providers added this week, Minnesota ranks as a meaningful contributor to national registry activity. The concentration signals sustained behavioral health workforce growth across the state, though the registry includes multiple provider types beyond ABA.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry identifies 4 BCBAs and 89 RBTs, along with 1 dual BCBA-RBT credential. These categories are not mutually exclusive: credential fields and taxonomy fields can overlap, and the overall provider count includes other behavioral health professionals. The large RBT presence compared with the small BCBA count points to strong direct-service capacity but limited documented supervisory capacity. Because BCBAs oversee RBTs, develop treatment plans and guide clinical quality, this imbalance could constrain how quickly new technician capacity translates into available ABA services.
Demographics and Provider Activity
Minnesota’s registry records 168 individuals and 14 organizations. Among the reported gender counts, 131 providers are female, 31 are male and 6 are nonbinary, corresponding to 78%, 18% and 4%. The gender totals align with the individual-provider count, while the organization count reflects a separate provider category. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Mendota Heights and Woodbury are the leading cities listed for activity, indicating concentration in the Twin Cities alongside representation in regional markets.
No organization appears multiple times in the notable-organizations field. Overall, the update suggests Minnesota is adding a broad RBT workforce across urban and outstate communities, but the limited BCBA presence may leave supervision as a key constraint on ABA access and sustained workforce expansion.
