Oklahoma registered 137 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, accounting for 1% of the national total. This moderate influx of new providers suggests steady, rather than rapid, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce, indicating a consistent demand for services.

ABA Workforce Composition and Supervision

Within the ABA sector, the data shows 3 BCBA credentials and 33 RBT credentials. It is important to note that these counts are based on primary taxonomy and may not be mutually exclusive if individuals hold multiple taxonomies, though no individuals were explicitly identified with both BCBA and RBT credentials. The absence of dual BCBA+RBT credentials, coupled with a ratio of over 10 RBTs per BCBA, highlights a significant potential challenge for supervision capacity in Oklahoma. This imbalance suggests that BCBAs may face high caseloads, potentially impacting the quality and accessibility of ABA services.

Provider Demographics and Organizational Presence

Of the 119 individual providers, 76% are female (90 individuals), 16% are male (19 individuals), and 8% identify as nonbinary (10 individuals). This gender distribution is largely consistent with national trends in behavioral health. Among organizational registrations, Volunteers of America of Oklahoma, Inc. appeared 3 times, and Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma appeared 2 times, indicating their notable presence in the state's behavioral health service delivery.

The current data suggests that while Oklahoma is seeing consistent additions to its behavioral health workforce, the critical shortage of BCBAs relative to RBTs could pose a bottleneck for expanding high-quality ABA services and ensuring adequate supervision for direct care providers.