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 25 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
- Jean Hohm, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1376572693
- Taylor Hohn, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1437728219
- John Hojek, AD, LSWClinical Social Worker1942972765
- Jennifer Holdaway, RNRegistered Nurse1588104780
- Jennifer Holec, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1104996537
- William Holec, ODOptometrist1720146095
- Amy HoletonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215367396
- Emily Holle, LCSWSocial Worker1467183319
- Caitlin Hollearn, BSMental Health Counselor1710254891
- Crystal Hollenbeck, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1407532138
- Nicholas Hollenbeck, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154981694
- Megan Holman, MSW, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1649644170
- Alainna HolmesLicensed Practical Nurse1235911165
- Perry Holmes, MA, COUNSELINGMental Health Counselor1508045923
- Kelly Holt, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1720877236
- McKenzie HoltyPhysician Assistant1619704087
- Chantel HolzNurse Practitioner1295042075
- Cole Holzer, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1619660826
- Roxanne HolzerSpeech-Language Assistant1871079525
- Makenzie Homan, OTR, OTDOccupational Therapist1699658104
- Emily Honea, LMTMassage Therapist1639900244
- Wendy Honeycutt, OTD, OTRLOccupational Therapist1447377346
- Sandra Honke, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1538259890
- Ashley HoodCase Manager/Care Coordinator1528452273
- Stephanie HoodieFamily Nurse Practitioner1174441570
- Nikki Hooper, LMTMassage Therapist1811792567
- Barbara Hoover, PHARM.D, BCPSPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1518097351
- Kelly Hoover, DPTPhysical Therapist1285004861
- Pial Hope, DOSurgery Physician1760903868
- Elaine HopkinsCase Manager/Care Coordinator1659791317
- Rachael Hopperdietzel, BACHELORSCounselor1942996442
- Alec HoranCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609325885
- Sherri Horan, MS NCC NCSC LPC QMHPProfessional Counselor1891440806
- Emily Horning, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1023792124
- Danelle Horst, CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1457474322
- Santana HorstmanBehavior Technician1265271589
- Tammy Horton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871356261
- Leah Hosch, CSWClinical Social Worker1588311641
- Amy Hotchkin, LMTMassage Therapist1497633911
- Gerald Hotz, M.T.Medical Technologist1477738532
- Sarah Houdek, ODOptometrist1558974964
- Claudia HouglandFamily Nurse Practitioner1447942529
- Leesa HouseMental Health Counselor1013173087
- Robert Houser, MDHospitalist Physician1578518726
- Mya HovlandBehavior Technician1003651001
- Gregory Howard, MSW, PHD, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1487796439
- Julia HowardMassage Therapist1851067409
- Troy HowardOtolaryngology Physician1164788667
- Lauren Hoyne, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043937154
- Donna Huber, RNRegistered Nurse1033343553
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.