South Dakota recorded 9 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The registry added 4 new providers this week, all 4 new this year. The update includes 6 individuals and 3 organizations. That negligible national share points to a small behavioral health presence in the weekly registry, where even a few new records can change the state’s local provider picture without signaling broad national expansion. NPI activity does not confirm active caseloads, staffing levels or appointment availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 1 BCBA and no RBTs or dual BCBA-RBT credentials. It also lists 1 LPC, 1 MA and 1 EDD. These credential and taxonomy categories can overlap; they are not mutually exclusive shares of the 9-provider total. Two providers carry multiple taxonomies, another form of overlap rather than two additional providers. The single documented BCBA and absence of RBT records suggest limited visible ABA infrastructure in this update. Because BCBAs supervise RBTs, develop treatment plans and monitor clinical quality, a small supervisor pool can constrain the conversion of technician-level capacity into services, even where broader counseling and psychology resources exist.
Demographics and Organizations
The gender summary identifies 5 female providers, 1 male provider and no nonbinary providers, corresponding to 83%, 17% and 0%. Sioux Falls, Spearfish and Rapid City are the listed leading cities, indicating activity across the state’s main population centers and a smaller western community. No notable organization appears multiple times in the update. The organizations include community and behavioral health entities, including one organization with a BCBA taxonomy, but the registry does not establish staffing depth.
South Dakota’s update suggests limited documented ABA supervisory capacity and a small, geographically distributed behavioral health workforce, making future BCBA recruitment important for expanding access.
