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 12 of 61.
The 8 largest groups in Rapid City
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Keaton Cummings, DPTPhysical Therapist1649591587
- Sarah CunningPharmacist1366392813
- Paulette Cuny, MSW LCSWSocial Worker1295798247
- Stacey Curns, BS ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1376152595
- Stacey Currie, M.A. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1073015632
- Shanna Curry, CNPNurse Practitioner1477331023
- Mary Curtis, D.C.Chiropractor1922264407
- Torri CurtissBehavior Technician1578273389
- Sara Cutler, PHARMDPharmacist1366114282
- Heather Cwach, MDNeurology Physician1255481420
- Michael D'Urso, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1699720631
- Laura Daane, M.A.Speech-Language Pathologist1417874330
- Samantha Dadah, DNPNurse Practitioner1124806484
- Beverly Dafler, L.P.C.Mental Health Counselor1861657207
- Megan DahlOccupational Therapist1578371688
- Whitney Dahlstrom, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1992425458
- Lori Dahly, BS, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1346074903
- Clifford Daiss, M.ED.Social Worker1285653360
- Lynn DalcolmaSpeech-Language Pathologist1447527635
- Melinda Daley, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1487439790
- Marianne Daly, PACPhysician Assistant1790864262
- Latisha DanielsBehavior Technician1700659893
- Joanna DanielsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1164350351
- Stacy Danielson, PAPhysician Assistant1114395597
- Steven Dary, CNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1538629753
- Kassie Davalos, MSE, MA, CCC--SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1083944458
- Matthew DavalosFamily Nurse Practitioner1043189277
- Laura Davies, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1881959898
- Sean Davies, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1083964274
- Susan DaviesRegistered Dietitian1952460354
- Tracy Davies, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205198744
- Ashley Davis, BSMental Health Counselor1639996069
- Deena Davis, R.N.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487012027
- Jayme Davis, LPCProfessional Counselor1821638743
- Karen Davis, M. A.Speech-Language Pathologist1023049566
- Melissa Davis, MAMental Health Counselor1881415479
- Sabre Davis, ED. S NCSPSchool Psychologist1790669364
- Tamara DavisCase Manager/Care Coordinator1003672577
- Taryn Davis, LMTReflexologist1376220707
- Kristi Dawson, PAPhysician Assistant1649864570
- Barbara Dean, L.M.T.Massage Therapist1730482001
- Robert DeaverStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740033455
- Ron Defluiter, PTPhysical Therapist1043478753
- Barry Degen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1699868919
- Katherine Degen, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1588992051
- Kelly Degryse, H.I.S.Hearing Instrument Specialist1912348129
- Matthew DeichertCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1609373760
- Kambra Deitz, LCSW-PIP, RPT-SSocial Worker1447616552
- Kayla Dejong, DDSDentist1083355101
- Sara Jo DejongCase Manager/Care Coordinator1013453257
The largest South Dakota cities
- Sioux Falls6,563
- Aberdeen758
- Watertown543
- Yankton515
- Fort Meade499
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.