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 15 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. Lori EarlesPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1649053778
  2. Karen Easterwood, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1750165494
  3. Teresa Eastman, PHARMACISTPharmacist1427390319
  4. Eric Eastmo, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1437144102
  5. David Eaton, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871548578
  6. Monica Eaton-Harris, NCC, LPCCounselor1043736002
  7. Scott Eccarius, MDOphthalmology Physician1033166459
  8. Stephen Eckrich, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1114907797
  9. Rachel Edelen, MDPediatric Endocrinology Physician1164479630
  10. Kayla EderveenSchool Psychologist1669155438
  11. Brianne EdwardsPhysician Assistant1922145549
  12. David Edwards, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396063178
  13. Holly EdwardsMental Health Counselor1982819819
  14. Randall Edwards, O.D.Optometrist1467502518
  15. Kelsey EganRegistered Dietitian1376493494
  16. Amber Eggert, CHWCommunity Health Worker1508565631
  17. Holly Ehresmann, LMTMassage Therapist1538950597
  18. Bradley Eichhorn, MDAnesthesiology Physician1205497997
  19. Brook Eide, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1609093608
  20. Danielle EideRegistered Nurse1669261079
  21. Melody Eide, MD MPHDermatology Physician1942419759
  22. Eric Eidem, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174633614
  23. Eleese EieslandBehavior Technician1366319733
  24. William Eilers, LPCMental Health Counselor1417116369
  25. Hadly Eisenbeisz, MDOphthalmology Physician1598344566
  26. Cheyanne Eisenmann, MPS, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831032713
  27. Natalia Elder, CRNPNurse Practitioner1770034936
  28. Mikelle Eliason, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568200772
  29. Susan Eliason, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1710988514
  30. Douglas Ell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700994274
  31. Elizabeth Ellender, O.D.Optometrist1417028051
  32. Michael Ellender, O.D.Optometrist1245301787
  33. Jason Ellingson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1366535973
  34. Jillian ElliottNurse Practitioner1669899092
  35. Dawn Ellis, RPTPhysical Therapist1609023209
  36. Genie Ellis, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649233677
  37. Joshua Ellis, A.T.C., C.S.C.S.Specialist1043362247
  38. Chad ElrodCase Manager/Care Coordinator1356772248
  39. Mona Elsayed, MDHospitalist Physician1205928785
  40. Michael Elston, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1912226937
  41. Colton Engel, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1114624046
  42. Monica Engel, RNHemodialysis Registered Nurse1083902001
  43. James Engelbrecht, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003886680
  44. Nicolette Engesser, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407581168
  45. Allisha England, REGISTERED NURSEAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1386330272
  46. Abby Engle, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1528864758
  47. Casey Englin, PHARM.DPharmacist1417242967
  48. Delaney EnglishCounselor1063348027
  49. Jennifer EnglishCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649690090
  50. Ross EnglishOptometrist1073898128

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.