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 36 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. Michele McCorkleSocial Worker1114713757
  2. Jennifer McCormick, DOULADoula1629703350
  3. Taylor McCormickPhysical Therapist1982387916
  4. Alan McCoy, LCSW PIPSocial Worker1144303660
  5. Elizabeth McCoySocial Worker1881346955
  6. Quinn McCoy, PTPhysical Therapist1093852220
  7. Darcie McCrackenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1710391453
  8. Lee McCraney, DONeurology Physician1619534021
  9. Jacie McCullar, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699445718
  10. Tessa McCullough, AUDAudiologist1568202331
  11. Chitra McDillCase Manager/Care Coordinator1063105773
  12. Chisolm McDonald, RNRegistered Nurse1063250298
  13. David McDonald, DCChiropractor1609943737
  14. Kala McDonaldCounselor1932870722
  15. Richard McDowell, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1881954535
  16. Emmett McEleney, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1093790115
  17. Sara McEvoy, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1861040685
  18. Mandi McFarland, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1659268589
  19. Kristie McGivern, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1679301956
  20. Patrick McGuigan, M.D.Surgery Physician1568733798
  21. Michael McGuireGastroenterology Physician1831138098
  22. Jenny McIntosh, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1902499163
  23. Tommie McLaughllin, BSCJ/HSMental Health Counselor1033819636
  24. Kara McMachen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376523126
  25. Angelina McMahonBehavior Technician1073269361
  26. Rebecca McManigal, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1518755214
  27. Amber McMillin, FNP-C MSNNurse Practitioner1619373347
  28. Augusta McMillinBehavior Technician1548955511
  29. April McNaboe, RPTPhysical Therapist1699745240
  30. Jenna McNeely, PT, DPTPediatric Physical Therapist1568853810
  31. Tina McVay, OTOccupational Therapist1467522821
  32. Tara Mechaley, LMTMassage Therapist1013666155
  33. Taylor Mechaley, LMTMassage Therapist1700348844
  34. Marcus Medalen, PTPhysical Therapist1306031190
  35. Jonathan Medeck, PA-CPhysician Assistant1467426387
  36. Marisa Medina, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285686832
  37. Molly Meehan-RasbyLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1710646443
  38. Jennifer Mees, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1508275157
  39. Kalen Mehlhaff, RNRegistered Nurse1932864287
  40. Heidi Mehlhoff, MS, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1629266218
  41. Michelle Mehrer, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861000333
  42. Brenda Meiron, COTALOccupational Therapy Assistant1487812194
  43. Julia MelendezBehavior Technician1386489383
  44. Jazmin Mendoza, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1134849243
  45. Jamie Mentzer, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1265152961
  46. Angela Meraz, PAPhysician Assistant1316326465
  47. Ashli MerchenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871062414
  48. Brittany MerchenCase Manager/Care Coordinator1760812093
  49. Gordon Merchen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336259498
  50. Mason MerckStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306699889

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.