Missouri recorded 129 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, equal to 1% of the national weekly total. The file lists 43 providers added this week and 57 added this year. That share signals a limited slice of national registry activity, not a direct measure of the state’s workforce or service capacity: NPI records do not confirm hiring, active caseloads or appointment availability.
ABA workforce mix
The credential summary lists 6 BCBAs and 14 RBTs, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. That is more than two RBTs for every BCBA in these counts, suggesting a technician-heavy profile and a relatively small pool of listed supervisors. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, growth in technician capacity depends on enough qualified supervisors to oversee care. The counts should not be read as a complete ABA workforce census: credential labels and provider taxonomies can overlap, and 21 providers have multiple taxonomies. Other credential entries include a BCABA, an MS, BCBA and an LBA, BCBA; these labels may also intersect with taxonomy classifications, so they are not additive, mutually exclusive groups.
Demographics and organizations
The update reports 91 female providers (89%), 9 male providers (9%) and 1 nonbinary provider (1%). The listed percentages do not sum to 100%, and the supplied data does not describe any remaining gender records. Gateway Direct Primary Care JV LLC appears in four organization records, reflecting repeated registry entries rather than necessarily four distinct employers. The leading listed cities include Saint Louis, Springfield, Kansas City, Columbia and Saint Peters.
Missouri’s update shows more listed RBTs than BCBAs, underscoring that expanding ABA access may depend on strengthening the supervisory pipeline alongside technician recruitment.
