Seattle's behavioral health sector registered 52 total providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing less than 1% of the national weekly total. This week saw 8 new providers, contributing to 9 new registrations this year. The total includes 51 individual practitioners and 1 organization.
ABA Credential Mix
Among individual practitioners, the data for Seattle shows a significant lack of ABA-specific credentials, with 0 BCBA providers and only 1 RBT provider. There were no providers holding dual BCBA and RBT credentials. This absence of BCBAs indicates a critical shortage of supervisory capacity for ABA services, which is essential for quality care and RBT supervision. The broader behavioral health landscape includes 7 providers with multiple taxonomies, suggesting diverse skill sets beyond ABA, such as speech-language pathology and social work.
Workforce Demographics and Trends
The individual provider workforce in Seattle is predominantly female, with 31 practitioners accounting for 61%. 19 practitioners are male, representing 37%, and 1 provider identifies as nonbinary, making up 2%. No organizations appeared multiple times in this update, suggesting a fragmented market rather than dominance by large multi-state chains. Additionally, no city counts were inflated by corporate HQ registrations in this dataset.
The current data suggests a limited direct ABA workforce in Seattle, highlighting potential challenges for families seeking these specialized services due to the scarcity of BCBA supervisors.
