San Diego recorded 90 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 50 new providers this week and 53 new providers this year. Records include 84 individuals and 6 organizations, indicating that activity is driven primarily by individual practitioners rather than provider entities. The concentration signals a substantial local behavioral health workforce, although NPI data does not confirm active practice, patient access, staffing location or whether a provider offers ABA services.
ABA Credential Mix
The registry reports no BCBA providers and 36 RBT providers. It also reports no dual BCBA-RBT providers. These credential categories are not mutually exclusive in general, but no overlap is recorded in this update. The absence of BCBAs alongside a sizable RBT count points to limited visible supervision capacity for ABA services. RBTs provide direct care under BCBA supervision, so this pattern may reflect incomplete credential reporting, a workforce concentrated in direct-service roles, or a potential constraint on expanding caseloads. The registry also identifies 23 providers with multiple taxonomies; taxonomy and credential counts overlap and should not be added as separate workforce totals.
Workforce Demographics
Women account for 56 providers, or 67% of the reported workforce. Men account for 13 providers, or 15%, while 15 providers, or 18%, are reported as nonbinary. The update lists no notable organizations appearing multiple times. San Diego’s records span RBTs, clinical social workers, counselors, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and other behavioral health roles, underscoring that the total is broader than ABA alone. Overall, the update suggests meaningful behavioral health activity and a growing direct-care presence, but ABA access may depend on adding or identifying BCBA-level supervision capacity.
