San Diego has 70 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national weekly total. The registry lists 32 new providers this week and 36 this year, with 66 individuals and 4 organizations. The city’s share signals a concentrated provider market, but NPI records do not establish whether listed providers are actively practicing, accepting patients or delivering ABA services.
ABA Credential Mix
The data lists 7 BCBA providers and 28 RBT providers, with no providers identified as holding both credentials. These counts should not be treated as exhaustive or directly comparable measures of the workforce: the registry also lists other credentials and taxonomies, and providers may have multiple taxonomies. The larger RBT count points to a broader listed direct-care workforce than supervisory pool. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, that gap may limit service capacity if technician growth is not matched by additional supervisors; registry records do not confirm providers’ current roles.
Workforce Demographics
The listed workforce includes 45 female providers (68%), 10 male providers (15%) and 11 nonbinary providers (17%). The update identifies 17 providers with multiple taxonomies, so taxonomy categories may overlap. No notable organization is reported as appearing multiple times. San Diego’s larger RBT listing alongside a smaller BCBA pool suggests that expanding supervisory capacity could be important to sustaining ABA access as the local workforce grows.
