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 23 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
- Teagen HartleyPhysician Assistant1982582722
- Charlie Hartpence, MSMental Health Counselor1396419255
- Christopher Hastings, MSCCounselor1609238203
- Doreen HastingsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1134533979
- Jennifer Hasvold, MDInternal Medicine Physician1366761215
- Steven Hata, MDNeurology Physician1003966334
- Sienna HattenBehavior Technician1568234698
- Karly Haug, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154153906
- Andrew Havens, LMSW, PCSWClinical Social Worker1518522739
- Traci Hay, MSN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831271592
- Kimberly Hayden, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104293851
- Kimberly Hayes, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1437937026
- Stacy Hayford, BASocial Worker1457632234
- Susan Hayman, MS LPC-MH QMHPMental Health Counselor1104890144
- Mariah Heaton, DPTPhysical Therapist1508287301
- Thomas Heaton, DOFamily Medicine Physician1497490064
- Teri Heavlin, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902699036
- Rebecca Hedeen, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1013269596
- Mindy Hedlund, PHDPsychologist1538156930
- Nicole HeenanMental Health Counselor1639736572
- Tracy Heeter, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1083852826
- Megan HeggenBehavior Technician1952082679
- Beth Heier, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1104240373
- Karl Heilman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1659344430
- Jacob HeinenStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1750224044
- Ting Heinert, L.M.TMassage Therapist1770208266
- Carla Heino, DDSDentist1871648667
- Danielle Heins, P.A.Physician Assistant1275086142
- Jordan Heins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407365901
- Douglas Heintz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1275873606
- Kylee HeintzBehavior Technician1013771237
- Hailey HeinzeAthletic Trainer1003743493
- Ruth HeiserCounselor1053536102
- Shaelynne Heitsch, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083543367
- Theresa Helfenstein, OTRLOccupational Therapist1316065469
- Kyla Helm-Swanson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1427077585
- Jacob Hemenway, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1982123725
- Erica Henderson, DPTPhysical Therapist1215619788
- Jeffrey Henderson, M.D., M.P.H.Internal Medicine Physician1598856049
- Kassidy Henderson, M.S. ED. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1114610839
- Timothy Henderson, DCChiropractor1174571780
- Kimberly Hendricks, LMTMassage Therapist1720834294
- Kelsey Hendrickson, RBTBehavior Technician1417571571
- Kristina Hendrickson, MSMental Health Counselor1336584143
- Mark Henline, DDSDentist1730107491
- Cathy Hennies, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1396749768
- Emily Henriksen, RBTBehavior Technician1053066209
- Bridget HenriksonSchool Psychologist1417405275
- Crystal Henry, MTReflexologist1518830660
- Matthew Henry, PAPhysician Assistant1295746196
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.