NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Rapid City, SD

3,017 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Rapid City, 2nd of 84 South Dakota cities. The largest group is physical therapist: 159, 5% of the city's records, against 6% across South Dakota.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Rapid City in South Dakota

  • Rank in South Dakota2nd of 84 cities by records
  • Share of the state17.7% of South Dakota's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups14.8% of all records
  • Physical Therapist rank2nd of the 10 South Dakota cities with the most

Compared with South Dakota as a whole, Rapid City has 4.3× the state's share of case manager/care coordinator records and 0.51× its share of pharmacist records.

Providers in Rapid City, alphabetically

  1. Jeremy Aal, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932954906
  2. Michael Aanderud, PA-CPhysician Assistant1265412878
  3. Lindsay Aarseth, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1700227717
  4. Melissa Aberle, MS, CNPNurse Practitioner1881665891
  5. Gordon Abernathie, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1053316174
  6. Ilyani Abourezk, MS, LPCMH, QMHP NCCMental Health Counselor1407195571
  7. Baylee Abraham, AU.D.Audiologist1770400475
  8. Prema Abraham, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1063492940
  9. Nicole Abreu, RBTBehavior Technician1194511998
  10. Grace Ackerman, M.S., BCBA, LBABehavior Analyst1134873813
  11. Riley AckermanPhysician Assistant1073241790
  12. Kaitlyn AdamMental Health Counselor1760377451
  13. Sarah Adam, CSW, QMHPSocial Worker1477092583
  14. Kyle Adams, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1881009496
  15. Sam Adams, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1699660118
  16. Maryann Adams-Gregson, RN, DCESDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1851022305
  17. McKaela Aghbashian, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407534332
  18. Karen AhlMental Health Counselor1285091785
  19. Shakeel Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1356773113
  20. Felicity AhrmannBehavior Technician1497530547
  21. Osama Ahsan, DOHospitalist Physician1043903891
  22. Rockiel AkasonBehavior Technician1740042621
  23. Robert Akerson, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1831362904
  24. Bayan Al Share, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1235582065
  25. Ghassan Al-Shbool, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1215450937
  26. Lauren Albers, CNPNurse Practitioner1245874239
  27. Allison Albrecht, MA COUNSELINGMental Health Counselor1710143797
  28. Amy AldrenFamily Nurse Practitioner1952169013
  29. Marc Aldrich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932209442
  30. Oksana Aleksenko, MDGastroenterology Physician1043439631
  31. Kevin Alexander, LMTMassage Therapist1508403932
  32. Zak Alfstad, D.C.Chiropractor1093067993
  33. Naji Alhasnawi, MDHospitalist Physician1255750105
  34. Avery Allen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1194349357
  35. Melissa Allen, DPTPhysical Therapist1366569980
  36. Michelle AllenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1013321959
  37. Randy Allen, LCSW-PIP, QMHPClinical Social Worker1710011903
  38. Richard Allen, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1780663328
  39. Robert Allen, M.D.Aerospace Medicine Physician1386655116
  40. Stephen Allen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1558454876
  41. Tasha AlleyCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295592244
  42. Derek Allmer, O.D.Optometrist1164482907
  43. Tracey Almquist, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1679818934
  44. Dalia Alonzo, MSWClinical Social Worker1114685625
  45. Nicholas Alonzo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1285911412
  46. Aydamir AlrakawiGastroenterology Physician1154343051
  47. Rashell Altaf, MACounselor1831586395
  48. Jessica AlvarezCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871363416
  49. Ricardo Alvillar, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1386694255
  50. Kelly AmbrosiCase Manager/Care Coordinator1053029082

The largest South Dakota cities

  1. Sioux Falls6,563
  2. Aberdeen758
  3. Watertown543
  4. Yankton515
  5. Fort Meade499

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How to read this directory

Rapid City, South Dakota appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 3,017 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Rapid City - 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 Rapid City 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 Rapid City is weighted toward Physical Therapist (159 clinicians, followed by Mental Health Counselor with 147 and Case Manager/Care Coordinator with 141). 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, Rapid City reports roughly 328.2 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.

For Rapid City 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.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Rapid City, SD?

There are 3,017 registered healthcare providers in Rapid City, SD, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Rapid City?

The most common specialties in Rapid City are Physical Therapist, Mental Health Counselor, Case Manager/Care Coordinator, Family Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant. Physical Therapist has the most providers with 159.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.