Wisconsin saw 135 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry update, contributing 1% of the national weekly total. Of these, 57 were new this week. This indicates a steady, albeit smaller, contribution to the national behavioral health workforce growth, reflecting ongoing demand and development within the state's behavioral health sector.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) sector, the data shows 5 BCBA credentials and 8 RBT credentials. Notably, 0 individuals held both BCBA and RBT credentials in this update. The ratio of RBTs to BCBAs suggests a developing workforce of direct service providers, but also indicates a potential need for more BCBAs to ensure adequate supervision capacity for quality ABA therapy. Beyond ABA, other prominent behavioral health credentials include 10 LCSWs and 10 LPCs, reflecting a diverse professional landscape.
Provider Demographics
Of the 118 individual providers, 98 (83%) are female, 13 are male (11%), and 7 (6%) identify as nonbinary. This gender distribution is consistent with broader trends observed in the behavioral health field nationwide. No specific organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, suggesting a diverse landscape of employers rather than dominance by a few large multi-state chains in this particular update.
This data reflects Wisconsin's ongoing efforts to expand its behavioral health workforce, with a particular emphasis on direct service providers in ABA and a strong female representation across the sector.
