The South Bay LA area saw 149 total providers registered in the latest CMS NPI registry update, representing 2% of the national weekly total. This significant concentration highlights the region's active and growing behavioral health sector. Of these, 137 new providers registered this week, contributing to 139 new registrations this year. The total comprises 147 individual practitioners and 2 organizations.
ABA Credential Mix
Within the individual practitioner pool, the data reveals 48 BCBA providers and 89 RBT providers. It is important to note that these categories are not mutually exclusive, as 1 provider holds both BCBA and RBT credentials, indicating a potential career progression from direct care to a supervisory role. This results in a BCBA to RBT ratio of approximately 1:1.85, suggesting a robust supervision capacity crucial for delivering quality ABA services. Beyond ABA-specific roles, the area also includes 2 LCSW providers and 1 MSW provider, broadening the scope of available behavioral health care.
Workforce Demographics and Local Focus
The individual provider workforce in South Bay LA exhibits a unique gender distribution: 61 providers identify as female (41%), 8 providers as male (5%), and 78 providers as nonbinary (53%). No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this update, suggesting a landscape of diverse independent practices rather than dominance by large multi-state chains. El Segundo leads the local distribution with 114 providers, followed by Gardena and Torrance, both with 13 providers each. This data suggests a rapidly expanding and diverse behavioral health workforce in South Bay LA, poised to enhance access to care.
