North Dakota recorded 24 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update. This represents less than 1% of the national total, a typical concentration for a state with a smaller population. All 10 new providers added this year for North Dakota were registered in this week's update, signaling a recent period of activity.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 0 BCBA credentials and only 1 RBT credential among the new individual providers. This lack of new BCBA registrations, coupled with a single RBT, indicates no immediate expansion in the state's BCBA supervision capacity from this reporting period. The broader behavioral health landscape saw registrations for Professional Counselors (LPCC, LAPC, LPC), Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Addiction Counselors (LAC, LMAC), Psychologists (PHD, PH.D.), and a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), reflecting a diverse range of mental health and related services.
Provider Demographics
Of the 19 individual providers, the workforce is overwhelmingly female, with 18 providers (95%) identifying as female. There were 0 male providers and 1 provider (5%) identifying as nonbinary. The registry did not identify any specific organizations appearing multiple times among the 5 organizations registered this week. This data suggests that while North Dakota is seeing growth in its general behavioral health workforce, the specific expansion of the ABA workforce, particularly at the crucial supervisory BCBA level, remains limited in this period, which could impact access to ABA services.
