Puerto Rico recorded 34 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total reported in the data. The registry lists 18 new providers this week, alongside 30 individuals and 4 organizations. That activity indicates a small but active provider market, with new NPI registrations adding to the state’s behavioral health infrastructure. NPI activity does not confirm that a provider is accepting patients, operating a clinic or carrying an active caseload.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry identifies 0 BCBA credentials and 2 RBT credentials, with 0 dual BCBA-RBT credentials. These credential counts overlap with taxonomy fields and are not mutually exclusive shares of the provider total. The absence of listed BCBAs alongside 2 RBTs points to limited visible ABA supervision capacity in this weekly snapshot. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, establish and monitor treatment plans, and support clinical quality, a small or unrecorded supervisory pool can restrict how quickly direct-service staff translate into available ABA care. The broader credential mix includes 3 MSW and 2 PSYD entries, plus social work, psychology and speech-language pathology credentials, showing that the update extends beyond ABA.
Demographics and Organizations
Gender data covers 26 female providers, 4 male providers and 0 nonbinary providers, corresponding to 87%, 13% and 0%. The listed cities include San Juan, Aguadilla, Yauco, Gurabo and Bayamon, suggesting activity across several population centers rather than one location alone. Eight providers have multiple taxonomies; those records may represent overlapping professional classifications and should not be added as separate workforce categories. No notable organization appears multiple times in the supplied data.
Puerto Rico’s update suggests a broad behavioral health workforce pipeline but limited clearly identified ABA supervision, a combination that may constrain near-term access to ABA services.
