South Dakota recorded 12 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 0% of the national weekly total. The update lists 3 new providers this week and 4 added this year, including 11 individuals and 1 organization. The state’s zero-percent share signals very limited registry activity compared with the national snapshot, although NPI records do not measure active caseloads, staffing levels or appointment availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 0 BCBAs, 3 RBTs and 0 dual BCBA-RBT credentials. That is not a balanced ABA supervision profile: the registry identifies technician credentials but no BCBA credentials to supervise RBTs, oversee treatment plans or support clinical quality. The other listed credentials include 2 LPCs, 1 LCSW-PIP and 1 provider with MSW, CSW and CATC credentials. These credential and taxonomy categories can overlap, so they should not be read as mutually exclusive shares of the provider population. Four providers carry multiple taxonomies, further limiting straightforward headcounts by role.
Demographics and Organizations
Gender data identifies 9 female providers (82%), 1 male provider (9%) and 1 nonbinary provider (9%). The registry does not identify any organization appearing multiple times. LifeStance Health - South Dakota, P.C. DBA LifeStance Health is the sole organizational record, while the listed individual providers are spread across Sioux Falls, Watertown, Rapid City, Harrisburg and Milbank, among other communities. The presence of RBT records in Sioux Falls and Rapid City suggests technician activity in multiple markets, but the absence of BCBA records limits evidence of in-state supervisory capacity.
South Dakota’s update points to a small, dispersed behavioral health workforce and a potential need for BCBA recruitment to expand sustainable ABA access.
