South Dakota recorded 14 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry added 9 new providers this week, meaning most of the state’s recorded activity was recent. The small national share, paired with concentrated weekly additions, signals a limited but active provider market rather than broad statewide expansion.
ABA Workforce Mix
The registry identifies 1 BCBA credential and 2 RBT credentials, with no dual BCBA-RBT credentials. These categories are not mutually exclusive: credential and taxonomy fields can overlap, and the overall provider count also includes professionals outside ABA. Still, the reported mix shows more direct-service RBT representation than BCBA supervision capacity. Because BCBAs oversee RBTs, assess clients and guide treatment plans, the imbalance may constrain how quickly RBT capacity can translate into expanded ABA services.
Demographics and Provider Activity
South Dakota’s registry includes 10 individuals and 4 organizations. Among the reported gender records, 9 providers are female and 1 is male; no nonbinary providers are listed. The gender breakdown corresponds to 90% female, 10% male and 0% nonbinary. Two providers have multiple taxonomies, another area where categories should not be treated as mutually exclusive counts.
No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. Sioux Falls is the most prominent listed market, while Watertown, Huron, Yankton and Mitchell also appear among the top cities. The combination of modest overall activity, limited BCBA representation and recent additions suggests South Dakota’s ABA access may grow, but supervisory depth remains a likely workforce pressure.
