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ABA therapy providers in Maryland
See what 143 tracked locations in Maryland actually document
Top ABA Therapy holds evidence on 143 provider locations offering ABA therapy in Maryland.
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Kranzler Autism Programs and Services
Rockville, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Lucentra Care
Columbia, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
9 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Miracle ABA
Rockville, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Monocacy Neurodevelopmental
Frederick, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
4 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
National
Bethesda, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
9 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
National
Bethesda, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
9 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Oaks Dynamics
Nottingham, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
1 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Of The New Day Autism Services
Crofton, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Optimal Beginnings, LLC
Rockville, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
Orchard Mental Health Group
Rockville, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
7 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
Personalized Alternatives for Learning, LLC
Havre De Grace, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
7 current provider-reported assertion(s). Confirm benefits and network status.
PLAN Center
Frederick, MD
Services
Insurance evidence
Current insurance evidence unknown
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What is documented for this area
- Tracked provider locations
- 143 provider locations in Maryland are in our tracked dataset.
- Provider organizations
- 103 organizations operate those locations.
- Shown on this page
- 12 of the 143 tracked locations appear on this page. The rest continue on the following pages.
- Cities with tracked providers
- 39 cities in Maryland have at least one tracked provider location.
- Largest tracked markets
- Baltimore, 30 locations. Columbia, 18 locations. Rockville, 14 locations. Silver Spring, 12 locations. Frederick, 8 locations.
- Therapy settings documented
- 103 tracked providers document In-home ABA therapy. 101 tracked providers document Parent and caregiver training. 86 tracked providers document Center-based ABA therapy. 80 tracked providers document School-based ABA therapy.
- Payer mentions on provider websites
- 65 tracked providers mention Medicaid. 50 tracked providers mention Private pay. 43 tracked providers mention Aetna. 41 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Tracked providers documenting it |
|---|---|
| In-home ABA therapy | 103 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 101 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 86 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 80 |
| Early intervention ABA | 78 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 56 |
| Social skills groups | 35 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 25 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | 65 |
| Private pay | 50 |
| Aetna | 43 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 41 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 38 |
| Cigna | 36 |
| TRICARE | 26 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 21 |
| Medicaid waiver programs | 13 |
| Humana | 11 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 9 |
| Molina Healthcare | 7 |
Observed 2026-08-29 from the Top ABA Therapy tracked provider dataset. These counts describe what this directory tracks, not the whole market. Anything we do not track stays unknown.
We can evidence tracked provider locations in 39 Maryland cities. Documented service settings include in-home ABA therapy, parent and caregiver training and center-based ABA therapy. Most ABA programs in Maryland serve autistic children, usually after a formal autism evaluation.
Service settings in Maryland: in-home ABA therapy and parent and caregiver training
Of the tracked locations in Maryland, 103 tracked providers document in-home ABA therapy, 101 tracked providers document parent and caregiver training, 86 tracked providers document center-based ABA therapy and 80 tracked providers document school-based ABA therapy. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. Parent and caregiver training moves the method to the adults, which is what keeps gains alive between sessions. A center-based program gives a child a room built for the work and other children to practice with. Nothing here says a location is limited to the setting it published. Ask each location which setting it actually runs today and for which ages.
ABA therapy across Maryland
Measured on tracked locations alone, Baltimore with 30 tracked locations, Columbia with 18 tracked locations, Rockville with 14 tracked locations, Silver Spring with 12 tracked locations and Frederick with 8 tracked locations carry the most in our index. A market missing from that list may simply have published less than the others.
Insurance mentions across Maryland
In Maryland, 65 tracked providers mention Medicaid, 50 tracked providers mention Private pay, 43 tracked providers mention Aetna and 41 tracked providers mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. A published plan name is not a statement about what your own policy funds. Ask the provider which plans it bills, then ask your plan administrator what your policy funds.
Funding routes differ by plan type, so two families in one market can face very different paperwork. Ask what the provider needs from a family before it can file for authorization. Ask when the first reauthorization falls and what evidence it will need. Ask what happens to the schedule, and to the bill, if an authorization runs out.
How families narrow the list in Maryland
Nothing should be programmed before a functional behavior assessment has been done. Goals in the treatment plan should be specific enough to argue about. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) designs the program and supervises the people delivering it. Ask how much of the week the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) is physically on site. The person your child sees most is often a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT).
Larger teams sometimes add a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) to the layer above sessions. Get the monthly supervision hours in writing rather than as a reassurance on a call. Parent training is what keeps progress alive between sessions, so ask how it is scheduled. Early intervention places are often the scarcest, so ask about the queue early. Ask what the progress data looked like for a child who did not respond, and what changed. Directory inclusion answers none of these questions, which is why they are worth asking.
Waitlists and access in Maryland
Ask how long the current queue is and what the last three intakes waited. The paperwork requirement is where most delays start, so settle it early. Ask how many hours a week the team can genuinely cover once a case opens. Ask who reopens the conversation if the program cannot staff what was recommended. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
ABA therapy in Maryland: the recurring questions
What does ABA therapy cost in Maryland?
There is no price in our dataset, and a made up range would be worse than silence. Ask each provider what it bills and ask your plan administrator what your policy funds; the gap between those two answers is your cost.
How quickly can a family start ABA therapy in Maryland?
Waitlist length is not in our dataset. It varies by market, by weekly hours and by the time of year, so the only reliable read is to call several providers in the same week and compare what they say.
How many ABA providers does Maryland have?
The count is 143 tracked provider locations in 39 cities. Read it as the reach of this index rather than as the size of the market.
What you see here is our tracked view of ABA therapy in Maryland. What providers publish moves, and this is the 2026 position. This is what ABA therapy near me should mean in Maryland: tracked locations, documented settings, and the date each was checked. Open two or three profiles, then call them with the questions above.
ABA therapy in neighbouring states
Families living near a state line often compare programs on both sides of it, because licensure rules and waiting times stop at the border even when the drive does not.
Alongside Maryland, this directory tracks ABA therapy providers in Delaware, ABA therapy providers in Pennsylvania, ABA therapy providers in Virginia, ABA therapy providers in New Jersey, ABA therapy providers in New York, ABA therapy providers in Connecticut, ABA therapy providers in North Carolina and ABA therapy providers in Ohio.
What a listing here actually carries
Every provider listed for this area carries a source, a scope and a date you can inspect before you contact anyone.
- Evidence is dated at the point it was checked
- An unknown stays an unknown rather than a yes
- Inclusion is not a recommendation
Before you act on anything here
Directory inclusion is not a recommendation.
- Confirm the service model, ages served, billing and benefits, and current availability directly with each provider and your plan.