Puerto Rico recorded 41 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry added 21 providers this week and lists 26 new providers this year. The state’s small reported share indicates that Puerto Rico accounts for little of the week’s nationwide registry activity, even as new entries increased the local provider base.
Credential Mix
The registry identifies 1 BCBA and 3 RBTs, with no dual BCBA-RBT credential reported. These counts are not mutually exclusive shares of all providers: credential and taxonomy fields can overlap, and the 41-provider total also includes professionals in psychology, social work, counseling, speech-language pathology and other fields. Still, the ABA-specific entries show direct-service representation exceeding BCBA representation. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs and guide assessment and treatment planning, this pattern points to limited documented supervisory capacity relative to the RBT workforce. Six providers have multiple taxonomies, adding another reason not to treat the credential categories as a complete workforce census.
Demographics and Activity
The update includes 36 individuals and 5 organizations. Gender data lists 31 female providers, 4 male providers and 1 nonbinary provider, or 86%, 11% and 3%, respectively. Those gender counts align with the individual-provider total. No notable organization appears multiple times in the registry’s activity field. San Juan, Bayamon, Caguas, Hormigueros and Vega Baja are the listed leading cities, suggesting activity across several population centers rather than a single identifiable multi-state ABA chain.
Overall, Puerto Rico’s entries suggest emerging ABA workforce activity, but the limited BCBA presence may constrain how quickly RBT capacity can translate into supervised access to care.
