Doctors in Custer, SD
Active healthcare providers in Custer sourced from the CMS NPPES weekly file, no proprietary ratings, no editorial scores. NPI counts, specialty distribution, and primary practice addresses refreshed each release.
Where this city sits in the corpus
Custer ranks 29th among 84 South Dakota cities by CMS provider count, holding 0.3% of the state's NPIs, led by Physical Therapist.
- 56
- NPPES providers in city
- 29th
- of 84 SD cities
- 0.3%
- of South Dakota providers
- 35.7%
- in top 3 specialties
Custer ranks #11 of 10 South Dakota cities for Physical Therapist.
Where Custer ranks among South Dakota cities
Provider count vs every South Dakota city in CMS NPPES (84 cities)
56 Top 35% higher than 65% of 84 cities
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Source CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) · 2026
Specialty mix in Custer
Share of the city's NPPES registrations by NUCC taxonomy
- Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist
8 providers
- Family Medicine Phys…
Family Medicine Physician
8 providers
- Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
4 providers
- Student in an Organi… 3
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
3 providers
- Massage Therapist 3
Massage Therapist
3 providers
- General Practice Den… 3
General Practice Dentistry
3 providers
- Chiropractor 3
Chiropractor
3 providers
- Family Nurse Practit… 2
Family Nurse Practitioner
2 providers
- Nurse Practitioner 2
Nurse Practitioner
2 providers
- Speech-Language Path… 2
Speech-Language Pathologist
2 providers
What this shows Physical Therapist is the largest specialty (8 providers, 14.3% of the city), followed by Family Medicine Physician.
How to read this directory & data limitations
Custer, South Dakota appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 56 registered healthcare providers spanning 20 distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Custer - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Custer practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
The provider mix in Custer is weighted toward Physical Therapist (8 clinicians, followed by Family Medicine Physician with 8 and Occupational Therapist with 4). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to South Dakota's population, Custer reports roughly 6.1 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.
Of South Dakota's most common specialties, Pharmacist is the most prominent one with no provider currently listing a Custer practice address, a coverage gap Custer patients typically fill by traveling to a larger nearby hub.
For Custer patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.
Which specialties are most common in Custer
| # | Specialty | Providers | % of city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical Therapist | 8 | 14.3% |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physician | 8 | 14.3% |
| 3 | Occupational Therapist | 4 | 7.1% |
| 4 | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 3 | 5.4% |
| 5 | Massage Therapist | 3 | 5.4% |
| 6 | General Practice Dentistry | 3 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Chiropractor | 3 | 5.4% |
| 8 | Family Nurse Practitioner | 2 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Nurse Practitioner | 2 | 3.6% |
| 10 | Speech-Language Pathologist | 2 | 3.6% |
| 11 | Optometrist | 2 | 3.6% |
| 12 | Clinical Social Worker | 2 | 3.6% |
| 13 | Mental Health Counselor | 2 | 3.6% |
| 14 | Medical Physician Assistant | 1 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Physician Assistant | 1 | 1.8% |
Healthcare Providers
| Name |
|---|
| Patricia Annetts, FNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Shellia Bennett, MASSAGE THERAPIST Massage Therapist |
| Kari Bolen, D.D.S Dentist |
| Kelli Bolton, MA, ATC Athletic Trainer |
| Lisa Brown, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Laura Burden, OTR/L & CMT Massage Therapist |
| Josephine Chase, MSW, LCSW-PIP Clinical Social Worker |
| Sandra Conard, D.C. Chiropractor |
| Daniel Custis, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Natalie Cutler, MPT Physical Therapist |
| Joy Falkenburg, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Catherine Franco, DDS General Practice Dentistry |
| Terry Graber, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Margaret Gukeisen, RPT Physical Therapist |
| Nicole Habbe Occupational Therapist |
| Louise Halbleib, D.O. Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Susan Hans, OTRL Pediatric Occupational Therapist |
| Jeanette Hoffman, CNP Nurse Practitioner |
| Kathrine Ides, RPT Occupational Therapist |
| Katie Johnson, PT Physical Therapist |
| Alissa Joneson, DPT Physical Therapist |
| Tony Lammers, DR. Chiropractor |
| Michelle Lehman, COTA Occupational Therapy Assistant |
| Lynne Loverich, RPT Physical Therapist |
| Suzanne Luken, RDH Dental Hygienist |
| Robert Martin, LPC-LMFT Mental Health Counselor |
| Jenny Meckle, D.C. Chiropractor |
| John Paul Miclat, PT Physical Therapist |
| Ann Parsells, MA, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Nancy Peterson, LPC-MH Mental Health Counselor |
| Pamela Peterson, RN Health Educator |
| Roni Petik, RPT Occupational Therapist |
| Gypsy Petz Professional Counselor |
| Tiffany Pullins, FNP Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Heidi Sahling, BS, ACT Counselor |
| Monaleze Saini, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Cassie Scott Physical Therapy Assistant |
| Brenda Selan, OTR/L Occupational Therapist |
| James Simons, RPT Physical Therapist |
| Jeffrey Stephens Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
| Nancy Suelflow, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Amanda Taglioli, PA-C Medical Physician Assistant |
| Brandyn Tarap, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Sonja Tennyson, LCSW Clinical Social Worker |
| Jennifer Tietsort Massage Therapist |
| Rodney Veldhuizen, D. MIN Marriage & Family Therapist |
| Gloria Walz, CNP Physician Assistant |
| Connor Weisser, DO Family Medicine Physician |
| Allen Wellman, MD Family Medicine Physician |
| Christopher Wenger, M.D. Family Medicine Physician |
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