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 33 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. Emily LeechSpeech-Language Pathologist1205239415
  2. Douglas Lehmann, MDPediatrics Physician1508832734
  3. Kaye LehmannSpeech-Language Pathologist1154723195
  4. Lacey LehmannCase Manager/Care Coordinator1306235932
  5. Kerry LeightySchool Registered Nurse1487103214
  6. Kirby Leighty, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407865157
  7. Eileen Leir, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1104892785
  8. Richard Leir, MSWClinical Social Worker1629282132
  9. Evelyn Leite, MHRLPCProfessional Counselor1477586154
  10. Jeanie LembkeFamily Medicine Physician1922054279
  11. Stephanie Lemer, RNRegistered Nurse1750241493
  12. Thomas Lemire, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1821025552
  13. Cara LemmonPhysician Assistant1831582949
  14. Shaun Lemmon, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1134727969
  15. Sarah Lemon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497926992
  16. Heather Lenox, PTAPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1932616505
  17. Donald Leonard, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1588783203
  18. Veronica Lesselyoung, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1487633582
  19. Alyssa Levinson, OTDOccupational Therapist1750272654
  20. Amanda LevyCounselor1003641515
  21. Jennifer Levy, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1871009696
  22. Rachel Levy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902535677
  23. Christina Lewandowski, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1467738807
  24. Alissa LewisMental Health Counselor1447037056
  25. Benjamin Lewis, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1053044891
  26. Elise LewisPhysical Therapist1194422238
  27. Laura Lewis, CCDC IIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1255772489
  28. Mikaela LichtAttendant Care Provider1427603026
  29. Valerie Lick, LPCMental Health Counselor1689353088
  30. Taylor Liechti, CDCTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1922427202
  31. Steven Lien, D.D.S.Dentist1992869622
  32. Giliane Lima De Souza AlexanderBehavior Technician1255270567
  33. Kristi Lindahl, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700040763
  34. Peter Linde, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1780497263
  35. Jon Lindenmeyer, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1073684163
  36. Jenny Linder, MHA, BSN, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1770460032
  37. Kay Lindgren, CSW-PIPSocial Worker1497847453
  38. Doreen Lindsay, DOFamily Medicine Physician1649293184
  39. Rebecca LinquistOphthalmology Physician1164653598
  40. Kyllie Linster, FNPNurse Practitioner1962340711
  41. Ross Little DogOther Technician1871824730
  42. Linda LittlefieldCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386075182
  43. Michelle LitzenPharmacist1942352414
  44. Stephany Liu, DDSPediatric Dentistry1205294048
  45. Terra Lloyd, RNRegistered Nurse1225588072
  46. Troy Lloyd, LPC-MHMental Health Counselor1548229248
  47. Chrissie LobergCase Manager/Care Coordinator1891118568
  48. Holly Lockman, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1639958432
  49. Sasha LocustPhlebotomy Technician1679013684
  50. Jeffrey Loftus, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1902007685

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.