Philadelphia recorded 28 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total reported in the dataset. The update lists 14 new providers this week and 16 new providers this year. Records include 22 individuals and six organizations, indicating activity from both practitioners and behavioral health entities. The concentration signals a measurable local registry presence, although NPI records do not confirm that providers are actively practicing, accepting patients, staffing a site or offering ABA services.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 3 BCBA providers and 1 RBT provider, with no dual BCBA-RBT providers reported. The counts should not be treated as mutually exclusive: credential and taxonomy fields can overlap, and six providers have multiple taxonomies. The limited RBT count compared with BCBA listings may indicate a small direct-care workforce in the registry, while the presence of three BCBA providers suggests some supervisory capacity. However, the data does not establish whether those BCBAs currently supervise RBTs or whether the listed providers are delivering ABA services.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 17 providers, or 77% of the reported workforce. Men account for 4 providers, or 18%, and one nonbinary provider represents 5%. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. The broader credential mix includes four LCSWs and other counseling and behavioral health credentials, showing that Philadelphia’s registry activity extends beyond ABA; overall, the data suggests access growth will depend on expanding both the direct-care workforce and the BCBA supervision pipeline.
