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ABA therapy in Tampa, Florida

216 ABA therapy providers list a practice address in Tampa in the NPPES public register. 65 of them have behavior analysts registered at their own address.

Tampa has the 6th most ABA therapy providers of the 10 cities on this list, and ZIP 33614 has the most of them (35). Source: NPPES register, pulled November 2, 2026.

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Autism therapy centers and in-home ABA in Tampa

Call two or three and ask the same four things: do you take my plan, what ages do you serve, is there a waitlist, and do you work at home, in a center or both.

Staff counts are people who list this same street address in NPPES; many technicians never register, so the real team is often larger. Where several companies share one address, such as an office suite, no count is shown. How the list is built.

Does Medicaid pay for ABA therapy in Florida?

Yes. Florida Medicaid covers behavior analysis (ABA) under the state plan, with extra care possible under EPSDT for children. Since February 1, 2025, children in an SMMC health plan get it through their plan. Children not in a plan get it through fee-for-service. Source: Agency for Health Care Administration [2] [3].

Age limit: Children and young adults under 21 Source: Agency for Health Care Administration.

Approval: Therapy needs prior approval before it starts and again at least every 180 days. Health plans approve care for their members. The state vendor Acentra approves care for children who are not in a plan. Source: Agency for Health Care Administration [2].

Florida Medicaid and ABA therapy

Medicaid plans in Florida and their provider directories

The NPPES register does not say which plans a provider takes. Check the plan's directory or ask the provider before the first visit.

ABA therapy cost in Tampa

Florida Medicaid pays $12.26 per 15 minutes of technician-delivered ABA (code 97153), 2024 schedule. At 40 hours a week that is $1,961.60 of billed care a week; families on Medicaid usually pay nothing for it. Source: Agency for Health Care Administration.

ABA therapy cost in Tampa with and without insurance

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65 developmental pediatricians, neurodevelopmental physicians and neuropsychologists list a practice address in Tampa.

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