Montana registered 24 total behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update. This week, 10 new providers were added, contributing to 12 new additions this year. Montana's share of the national weekly total was 0%, indicating a very small contribution to the national influx of providers.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 1 BCBA credential and 1 RBT credential. No providers held dual BCBA and RBT credentials in this update. This extremely low count of both BCBAs and RBTs indicates a significant scarcity of specialized ABA professionals in Montana, suggesting limited supervision capacity for direct therapy for individuals with autism and related disorders.
Provider Demographics
Of the 18 individual providers, 15 (83%) were female and 3 (17%) were male. No organizations were noted as appearing multiple times in this update, suggesting a fragmented or nascent organizational landscape for behavioral health services rather than dominant multi-state chains. The top cities for these new providers included Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, Kalispell, and Hamilton.
This limited growth, particularly in specialized ABA roles, highlights ongoing challenges for expanding access to critical behavioral health services across Montana.
