New Mexico saw 187 total behavioral health providers added in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, accounting for 2% of the national total. This modest share suggests a steady, rather than explosive, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce, likely reflecting local demand and ongoing efforts to expand access to care.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data indicates 6 providers identified with BCBA credentials and 27 providers with RBT credentials. It is important to note that, according to this data, there were no individuals holding both BCBA and RBT credentials simultaneously, meaning these counts represent distinct roles. The resulting ratio of 4.5 RBTs for every BCBA (27 RBTs to 6 BCBAs) is quite high. This suggests that supervising BCBAs in New Mexico may carry substantial caseloads, highlighting a significant need for more BCBAs to ensure adequate supervision capacity and support for direct service providers, which is crucial for quality ABA service delivery.
Workforce Demographics
Of the 165 individual providers, 123 are female, 33 are male, and 9 identify as nonbinary. This gender distribution is largely consistent with national trends in the behavioral health field. The update also included 22 organizations, though no single entity appeared multiple times to indicate a dominant multi-state employer presence.
This data points to a growing, albeit supervision-intensive, ABA workforce in New Mexico, with a clear need for continued development of supervisory-level professionals to support the expanding RBT base and improve overall access to care.
