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 13 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
- Limon Del Rio, PHARMDPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1831109180
- David DelahoydePharmacist1851256945
- Donna Delaney, PTPhysical Therapist1053506055
- Melanie DelaneySocial Worker1083446785
- Adam Dell, M.D., MBA, MS, FAAPPediatric Adolescent Medicine Physician1184044877
- Ashly Dell, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1437820529
- Kendra Dell, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1841978327
- Wendy Delo, P.T. ASSISTANTPhysical Therapy Assistant1063587699
- Cindy DelongDental Hygienist1497107056
- Alexis DeloresCase Manager/Care Coordinator1285368688
- Bethel DelzerPhysical Therapy Assistant1982188058
- Michele Delzer, CNPNurse Practitioner1508910985
- Marla Demars, CFNP, CGNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1760560957
- Kelvana Demeritte, BACase Manager/Care Coordinator1194473983
- Christin Demers, RNRegistered Nurse1396279204
- Steve Deming, MSWClinical Social Worker1922582071
- Angie Deneire, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1851813224
- Lexy Jo DenekeBehavior Technician1649786872
- Andrea Denke, MSW, CSWSocial Worker1063965457
- Jocelyn Depatie, RPTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1033392485
- Elizabeth Depola, RBTBehavior Technician1659887917
- Roger Deraad, CNPNurse Practitioner1750338604
- Laura DeruyterBehavior Technician1922737691
- Erin DesmondBehavior Technician1275166555
- Joanne Detwiler, P.A.-CPhysician Assistant1265543151
- Kyleigh DevineOccupational Therapy Assistant1073494605
- Nijie Myrnan Devorss, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1932952421
- Colette Devries, RNRegistered Nurse1043001753
- Chinedu Diala, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1487536082
- Kari DiamondSpeech-Language Pathologist1699926097
- Kenneth Diamond, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1679543755
- Rocio Diaz Sanjur, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1700204088
- Stephen Dick, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1649369588
- Milidi DickensonMassage Therapist1194530436
- Amanda Diehl, MDPediatrics Physician1982793725
- Anthony Diehl, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053342691
- Ellie Dierkhising, IDMTIndependent Duty Medical Technicians1306118799
- Christopher Dietrich, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1063403905
- Jessica Dietz, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1144717455
- Kelly DigmannOccupational Therapist1659780294
- Amanda DillonPhysical Therapist1659985067
- James DillonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1174327571
- William Dir, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1376517268
- Kristen Dirks, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1093234502
- Monte Dirks, M.D.Glaucoma Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1760462642
- Megan Disse, PMHNP-BC, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083865612
- James Dittman, ATPOther Technician1740905181
- Shawn Dockter, MPTPhysical Therapist1265600746
- Rebecca Dodds, LPC-MH, NCC, QMHPMental Health Counselor1558851071
- Jade Doering, BS, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1740808492
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.