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 14 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
- Kyla DoeringRegistered Nurse1629964028
- Harold Doerr, DDSPeriodontics1063421501
- Michael Doerr, D.M.D.Dentist1801270228
- Dawson Dolney, LAT, ATCAthletic Trainer1760376891
- Katherine Dolney, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235727421
- Paige Donahue, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1578275525
- Jeremy DonlonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1851791180
- Nancy Donnelly, MNTRegistered Dietitian1720147044
- Rosemary Donnelly, RDNRegistered Dietitian1306403241
- Lori Donner-SmithContractor1457721078
- Tial Donovan, DPTPhysical Therapist1114576949
- Debbie Doolittle, PHARMDPharmacist1467432740
- Mindy Doom, CNPNurse Practitioner1306357678
- April DoornOccupational Therapy Assistant1679258990
- Jenna Dormann, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1699838920
- Matthew Dormann, PTPhysical Therapist1609867910
- Cheryl Dornbush, PTPhysical Therapist1497825590
- Kristin Dorwart-Marsh, OTOccupational Therapist1184794521
- Mahala DouglasCounselor1750064051
- Anthony Downs, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1942437538
- Anthony Doyon, D.P.M.Podiatrist1982032934
- Amy Dragoo, OTDOccupational Therapist1134796956
- Trudy DraskovicCase Manager/Care Coordinator1902278096
- Melissa Drennon, RDHDental Hygienist1033454962
- Marianne Drobny, PTPhysical Therapist1538239538
- Leah DrummondMental Health Counselor1629783279
- Chelsea Druzbacky, MSWSocial Worker1548971880
- Diane Dubray, BSNCase Management Registered Nurse1538493796
- Clark Duchene, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1376523969
- Savanna DudleyMental Health Counselor1073468187
- Christine Duerksen, CNPNurse Practitioner1902468424
- Joseph Duerr, D.O.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386434066
- Samantha Duffield, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326841008
- Liam Duffy, MDOtolaryngology Physician1902369820
- Aimee Dufour, PHARM DPharmacist1598366130
- Lexi Dugue, OTOccupational Therapist1205635430
- Danielle Dunn, MSW, CSWClinical Social Worker1538473608
- Katherine Dunn, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1396402756
- Rachel Dunn, AUDAudiologist1114412491
- Taylor DupeaPhysician Assistant1851174189
- Chelsea Dupre, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1932874658
- Samuel Durr, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1790731826
- Robert Durst, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1144287855
- Kate Dyer, CNPNurse Practitioner1336731108
- Stephanie DyerAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1467286526
- Aaron Dykstra, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1558410407
- Anna Dykstra, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1174278626
- Egon DzintarsFamily Medicine Physician1770530438
- Lesley Dzintars, LPC-MH, QMHPMental Health Counselor1114102068
- Rita DzintarsSchool Registered Nurse1386193118
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.