San Diego’s behavioral health sector registered 94 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry includes 39 new providers this week, with 44 new providers recorded this year. Of the total, 91 individuals and 3 organizations are listed. San Diego’s share signals a substantial local concentration within the national flow of newly registered behavioral health professionals.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry identifies 5 BCBAs, 30 RBTs and 1 dual-credentialed provider holding both BCBA and RBT credentials. These categories overlap: the dual-credentialed provider is counted in both the BCBA and RBT totals, so they should not be treated as mutually exclusive groups. The resulting BCBA-to-RBT relationship is approximately one supervisor-level provider for every six RBT listings, pointing to a relatively lean pool of potential clinical supervisors compared with direct-care staff. The data also records 25 providers with multiple taxonomies, reflecting a workforce that extends beyond ABA into social work, speech-language pathology, counseling and related services.
Workforce Demographics
San Diego’s individual workforce is predominantly female, with 79 female providers, or 87% of individuals. The registry lists 10 male providers, or 11%, and 2 nonbinary providers, or 2%. No organization appears multiple times among the notable organizations, so the update does not indicate a dominant employer or PE-backed chain through repeated organization registrations.
San Diego’s expanding registry activity, particularly among RBTs, suggests growing ABA workforce capacity, while the smaller BCBA pool may remain a constraint on supervision and access.
