Rhode Island recorded 36 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry added 7 providers this week, bringing the year-to-date addition to 11 providers. The state’s small national share reflects a limited volume of registry activity compared with larger markets, while the weekly additions indicate continued, if modest, provider movement.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry identifies 2 BCBA credentials and 2 RBT credentials, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials reported. Those categories should not be read as mutually exclusive shares of the entire provider population: credential and taxonomy fields can overlap, and the overall registry includes social workers, counselors, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and other behavioral health professionals. One BCBA record also lists an LBA, the state-level license layered onto BCBA certification. The equal BCBA and RBT counts point to a small ABA presence and provide no evidence of a large technician workforce supported by a broader supervisory tier. In practice, limited BCBA capacity can constrain assessment, treatment planning and RBT supervision as services expand.
Demographics and Provider Activity
Rhode Island’s registry includes 27 individuals and 9 organizations. Among the reported gender data, 20 providers are female and 7 providers are male; no nonbinary providers are listed. The gender distribution is therefore heavily female, consistent with the broader behavioral health workforce, though the figures apply to reported individual records rather than every provider entry.
No organization appears multiple times in the notable-organizations field. Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Cranston and Johnston lead the listed cities. Overall, the update suggests Rhode Island’s ABA access is supported by a small, geographically concentrated workforce, with supervisory capacity remaining a key constraint.
