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 39 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. Lori Murphy, CASE MANAGERCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235528407
  2. Jenni Murray, PTPhysical Therapist1982774899
  3. Maureen Murray, LPC-MH QMHP CCDCIIIMental Health Counselor1710012653
  4. Neveah Murray, RBTBehavior Technician1144024662
  5. Nicole MusfeltPharmacist1942594213
  6. Brandy MyersRegistered Nurse1265104178
  7. Lonnie Myers, OTDOccupational Therapist1790602977
  8. Taylor MyersBehavior Technician1528667292
  9. Marylou Mylant, PHD, RN, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1700065208
  10. James Nabwangu, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1083700512
  11. Heidi Nangle, BA, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1447084025
  12. Paulette Nankivel, CNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1487626842
  13. Sydny Nash-Fenner, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1194497065
  14. Julissa NavarroBehavior Technician1356208896
  15. Kim Nearhood, CNPNurse Practitioner1528150919
  16. Joshua Nebelsick, DPTPhysical Therapist1184094815
  17. Craig Nedved, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1407841885
  18. Jordan Needens, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1356906127
  19. Emily Neel, DPTPhysical Therapist1811306301
  20. Brittani Neely, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1386135143
  21. Chelsi NeelyPhysical Therapy Assistant1760091292
  22. Jennifer Negrette, ED.SSchool Psychologist1912455742
  23. Joshua Nehring, D.D.S.Periodontics1821373325
  24. Donald Neilson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1326278136
  25. Marci Neilson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164652939
  26. Michael NeilsonAnesthesiology Physician1215457064
  27. Amanda Nelson, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1740632389
  28. Amollie Nelson, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1841961752
  29. Chris NelsonRegistered Nurse1821547654
  30. Derek Nelson, D.C.Chiropractor1902070659
  31. James Nelson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1215024138
  32. John NelsonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1003746959
  33. Julie Nelson, DCChiropractor1801436837
  34. Kaleigh Nelson, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1649024431
  35. Katelyn NelsonOccupational Therapist1942089941
  36. Kristen Nelson, CNPNurse Practitioner1790049435
  37. Leigh Nelson, OTOccupational Therapist1407926876
  38. Stacy Nelson, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1861640385
  39. Mazen Nemeh, MDNephrology Physician1528084167
  40. Mica Nepstad, RBTBehavior Technician1760150197
  41. Dennis Nesbit, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1407813561
  42. Michael Nesbit, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689785982
  43. Katie NeshemPhysical Therapist1609424563
  44. Katie NessOccupational Therapist1043558372
  45. Donald Nettleton, R.PH.Pharmacist1376552687
  46. Brook NewellCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316374994
  47. Christine Newkirk, BSMental Health Counselor1750139002
  48. Adam Newman, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982794244
  49. Jessica Newman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063704922
  50. Suzanne NewsomFamily Nurse Practitioner1316497720

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.