South Dakota recorded 21 providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, with a reported 0% share of the national weekly total. That share is rounded in the data, so it signals a very small national concentration rather than no activity. The file lists 12 providers added this week and 13 this year; 16 are individuals and 5 are organizations. NPI activity reflects registry records, not confirmed hiring, staffing levels or appointment availability.
ABA Workforce Mix
The credential summary lists 3 RBTs and no BCBAs or dual BCBA-RBT credentials. Those figures indicate a thin ABA-specific registry footprint and no identified BCBA supervisory capacity in this update. RBTs provide direct services under BCBA supervision, so the absence of listed BCBAs may constrain what can be inferred about local supervision—but it does not prove that South Dakota has no practicing BCBAs. The separate credential-text field lists RBT once, while the taxonomy field identifies three RBTs; these fields do not align and should not be treated as a complete workforce census. Five providers have multiple taxonomies, and taxonomy and credential categories can overlap.
Demographics and Organizations
The gender breakdown lists 11 women, 3 men and 2 nonbinary providers; the reported percentages are 69%, 19% and 13%, respectively. The percentages total more than 100% because of rounding. No notable organizations were identified, and the provider list does not show an organization appearing multiple times. Sioux Falls and Rapid City are among the listed cities; records also span Fort Meade, Spearfish and Mitchell.
The update suggests limited visible ABA-specific enrollment, making stronger BCBA representation important to assessing supervision capacity and potential access across South Dakota.
