Ohio recorded 491 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 5% of the national weekly total. The state accounted for 257 new providers this week. The registry includes 461 individuals and 30 organizations, although NPI records do not confirm that a provider is actively delivering care or accepting new patients. Ohio’s share signals a substantial behavioral health market with enough provider activity to affect regional recruiting, payer contracting and service availability.

ABA Workforce Mix

The registry lists 7 BCBA credentials and 32 RBT credentials, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. These credential counts can overlap with taxonomy and other credential fields, so they are not mutually exclusive shares of Ohio’s provider total. The pattern still shows a much larger direct-service RBT presence than BCBA supervisory capacity. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, design treatment plans and monitor clinical quality, the imbalance may create pressure on supervision as ABA programs grow. It also suggests that expanding frontline staffing alone may not translate into proportionate growth in billable or clinically supported services.

Demographics and Activity

Gender data identifies 373 female providers, 83 male providers and 5 nonbinary providers, corresponding to 81%, 18% and 1%. The listed activity spans Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Dayton and Toledo, indicating that provider growth is distributed across Ohio’s major population centers rather than confined to one market. Community Assessment and Treatment Services, Inc. appears twice, as does Behavioral Health Choices. The registry also reports 130 providers with multiple taxonomies, another reason individual categories should not be read as separate workforce segments.

Ohio’s RBT-heavy profile points to potential growth in ABA direct-service capacity, while the limited BCBA pool makes supervisory recruitment a central constraint on access.