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 34 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. Robert Loftus, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1245682137
  2. Ronald Loftus, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1265514319
  3. Brooke Long, CNP, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669976742
  4. Nathan Long, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1497794515
  5. Tony Long, RNPain Management Registered Nurse1972228641
  6. Laura Longville, CCDC IIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1750610754
  7. John Looby, MDHospitalist Physician1508966011
  8. William Looyenga, MSPTPhysical Therapist1457412975
  9. Raymond Lopez, DPTPhysical Therapist1629551064
  10. Samantha Lopez, DPTPhysical Therapist1477063691
  11. Charles Lord, MDPsychiatry Physician1932273190
  12. Tonya Lore, LACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1972308641
  13. Susan LorenzenProfessional Counselor1316165921
  14. Arielle Loveridge, D.C.Chiropractor1407355423
  15. Dion LoweHome Modifications Contractor1972048650
  16. Paige LoweBehavior Technician1477409282
  17. Jason Lozano, M.D.Forensic Pathology Physician1861653487
  18. Katrina Lundgren, RBTBehavior Technician1821750910
  19. Mark Lundgren, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700996857
  20. Natalia LundquistOccupational Therapist1265285977
  21. Steven Lundquist, RBTBehavior Technician1932931417
  22. Haley LupherFamily Nurse Practitioner1225875438
  23. Sarah Lux, CSW-PIP, LCSWClinical Social Worker1669246351
  24. Edward Lynch, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1306069216
  25. Rob Lyons, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1134417058
  26. Kelly Lytle, DDSDentist1013183821
  27. Julie Maas, LPCProfessional Counselor1528623345
  28. Jaylynn MaceBehavior Technician1104381706
  29. Robert Maclachlan, M.D.Neurology Physician1265491195
  30. Morgan Macleary, DCChiropractor1477252401
  31. Jennifer Madden, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073943536
  32. Michael Maddox, RNRegistered Nurse1700497443
  33. Erin Madigan, LCSW, QMHPClinical Social Worker1265704878
  34. Aaron Madson, DCChiropractor1609466499
  35. Dusty Magelky, DPTPhysical Therapist1427457613
  36. Casey MagnussonFamily Nurse Practitioner1194659987
  37. Patrick MaherProfessional Counselor1588942916
  38. Makinze MaidenPhysician Assistant1942987524
  39. Heather Maier, MSCounselor1679128540
  40. Rieley MaierMental Health Counselor1932984341
  41. Julie Mairose, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1790287522
  42. Jill Maliske, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497241871
  43. Jan Mangelsen, CNMMidwife1720095474
  44. Stephen Manlove, MDPsychiatry Physician1619021672
  45. Tara Mann, CDCTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1396901369
  46. Kelly Manning, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1174613434
  47. Nicholas Mantei, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851155295
  48. Amy Mantie, PTPhysical Therapist1548330459
  49. Tristan Marchant, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083543763
  50. Ilya Marchenko, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1871287789

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.