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. Page 10 of 61.

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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. Catherine ChandlerSocial Worker1306239462
  2. Barbara Chapman, LPC-MHMental Health Counselor1619941630
  3. Yvonne Chase, CSWSocial Worker1093545972
  4. Kristen Chew, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922893643
  5. Masaru Chiba, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1053389130
  6. Kendsy Chilstrom, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1972337558
  7. Margaret Chilvers, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1528075256
  8. Anne Chmura, PHARMDPharmacist1083214217
  9. Kelly Chocholousek, PTPhysical Therapist1588794457
  10. Eric Chow, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841500683
  11. Cody Christensen, D.D.S.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1205176401
  12. Dallin Christensen, MDOtolaryngology Physician1033602313
  13. Jed Christensen, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1700379963
  14. Rebecca Christensen, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1376239194
  15. Rochelle Christensen, MD, FACOGObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1497795769
  16. Wendy Christensen, PHARMDPharmacist1285926667
  17. Rafael Christian, PAPhysician Assistant1265275168
  18. Gary Christiansen, M.D.Urology Physician1750491270
  19. Karen Christoffersen Sutton, OTOccupational Therapist1841365483
  20. Shannon Church, CD(DONA)Doula1255619870
  21. Sarah Churchill, MS, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1922208313
  22. Betsy Cihak, BS, ACTCounselor1922487438
  23. Jhett Cihak, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1235020132
  24. Jamie Clapham, PTPhysical Therapist1730580283
  25. Dorothy ClarkMental Health Counselor1326266834
  26. Kelly ClarkCase Manager/Care Coordinator1326776048
  27. Shane Clark, O.D.Optometrist1437446440
  28. Megan ClaymoreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588543094
  29. Rebecca Claymore, MS LPC QMHPProfessional Counselor1295506731
  30. Brianna Clemetson, DMDDentist1992692453
  31. Ashley Clemmons, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1356278337
  32. Carly CliffordAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588356521
  33. Robert Cole, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457600959
  34. Amaya Coleman, RBTBehavior Technician1265226542
  35. Eugenie Coleman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114551447
  36. Claire Colgan, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1427563816
  37. Melody Collard, R.N.Registered Nurse1902161102
  38. Jeremy Coller, RNRegistered Nurse1316343676
  39. Megan Collier, CNPNurse Practitioner1851815385
  40. Joyce Colombe, RNRegistered Nurse1720317043
  41. Meghan Coltharp, P.T.Physical Therapist1245439496
  42. Nicholas Colwell, MDOtolaryngology Physician1568081479
  43. Anita Comeau, PBTPhlebotomy Technician1861724171
  44. Keyra Comer, ED.D.School Psychologist1669766424
  45. Brianna ComptonMental Health Counselor1891307203
  46. Aubrey ComstockAcupuncturist1619727682
  47. Sierra Condo, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043007115
  48. Janice ConleeNurse Practitioner1467643338
  49. Charlotte Conn, LMSW,LISW,CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1144472085
  50. Natcha Connot, CSWSocial Worker1497565238

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.