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 3 of 61.

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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. Kalena Arroyo, MLTMedical Laboratory Technician1376272302
  2. Courtney Arsaga, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225990211
  3. Mary ArtichokerSocial Worker1164201042
  4. Doreen Aryee, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275966285
  5. Wendy Asher, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1588027536
  6. Jeanie Ashley, RNRegistered Nurse1841529377
  7. Pauline Ashley, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1679802540
  8. Justine Ashokar, PH.D.Psychologist1790222008
  9. Lori Atkins, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1942630355
  10. Darby AtkinsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1407786916
  11. Cassi Aulner, LMTMassage Therapist1881449379
  12. Christia AultCase Manager/Care Coordinator1396116547
  13. James Aurand, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1518038447
  14. Dadra Avery, MS, LPC, NCCProfessional Counselor1386967198
  15. Saba Awan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841484888
  16. Timothy Aylward, PACPhysician Assistant1598060170
  17. Francisco Aymond Pineda, DR.Acupuncturist1548112758
  18. Shazia Aziz, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1235791435
  19. Julie BabbeMental Health Counselor1639397144
  20. Nancy Babbitt, MDFamily Medicine Physician1770694671
  21. Kenisha Bach, OTDOccupational Therapist1841989456
  22. Mahala Bach, LPC, QMHPCounselor1740604099
  23. Karmela Bachman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174136246
  24. Dale BachwichGastroenterology Physician1114978947
  25. Lanna Backen, BS ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1073131736
  26. Priscilla Bade, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1841283686
  27. Tricia Badmilk, RNRegistered Nurse1932869401
  28. Dawn BadwoundRegistered Nurse1407382666
  29. Emily Baertsch, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225669211
  30. Charles Bahr, R.PH.Pharmacist1740414309
  31. Kimberly Bahr, D.C.Chiropractor1598918732
  32. Stephen Bailey, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1104805753
  33. Shaela Bailey-MeierBehavior Technician1164122404
  34. Rebecca Baird, DPTPhysical Therapist1518935659
  35. Kimberly Balay, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1881917078
  36. Jody Balcom-Hall, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1720418924
  37. Bailee BaldwinClinical Social Worker1407462344
  38. Patricia Bambeck, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1275543613
  39. Angela Banley, MA, LPC, QMHPProfessional Counselor1831731868
  40. Denise Baragar, CNPNurse Practitioner1467225458
  41. Yamuna BaralFamily Nurse Practitioner1518859461
  42. Laura Barbera, MS, CCC, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750435004
  43. Pamela Barickman, LPC-MHMental Health Counselor1871529685
  44. Laura BarlowMedical Laboratory Technician1699414417
  45. Terrie Barnes, RNRegistered Nurse1154682136
  46. Levi Baron, D.C.Chiropractor1073965547
  47. David Barraclough, PTPhysical Therapist1912077066
  48. Tracy Barrett, SPEECH PATHOLOGISTSpeech-Language Pathologist1750825055
  49. Wendy BarrettMental Health Counselor1487505640
  50. Rachael BarrowsBehavior Technician1194231332

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.