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 41 of 61.
The 8 largest groups in Rapid City
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy, file of Aug 9, 2026.
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
- Joshua Ohrtman, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1760960249
- Greg OkelleyAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1578417580
- Angela Okroi, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1023126810
- Renee OlerProfessional Counselor1588878052
- Christina Olinger, MA, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1215761895
- Clinton Olive, MSWSocial Worker1568768232
- Amanda Oliver, LMTMassage Therapist1780445734
- Devin OliverCase Manager/Care Coordinator1992124598
- Donald Oliver, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740205756
- Lydia OliverCase Manager/Care Coordinator1871113456
- Megan OliverMental Health Counselor1225875545
- Kelli Olmsted, MS OTRLOccupational Therapist1588822290
- Tessa OlsenPhysician Assistant1124756234
- Audra Olson, PHARMDPharmacist1609641307
- Bryan Olson, DPTPhysical Therapist1265989362
- Corbin Olson, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1740150788
- Jeffrey Olson, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1629269006
- Kelsey OlsonLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1437818481
- Koral Olson, MS, LPC, NCC, CBISProfessional Counselor1457665408
- Larry Olson, M.A.,CCC-AAudiologist1285748764
- Magdalena OlsonHome Health Aide1427660802
- Steven Olson, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1124890140
- Jessica OlstadCase Manager/Care Coordinator1699194100
- Judy Olstad, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1578633905
- Sandra Ommen, PTPhysical Therapist1528255023
- Roselyn OnyibePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1861126062
- Diane Opbroek, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1184156820
- Jennifer Opbroek, RNRegistered Nurse1689373524
- Jan Opperman-James, PHARMDPharmacist1972582112
- Paul Orecchia, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1306893482
- Rebecca OrtmeierCounselor1235617739
- Mary OrtnerNurse Practitioner1700616844
- Nnenna OruchePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1538057278
- Dan OstedorfCertified Respiratory Therapist1225352461
- Joann Oster, RPHPharmacist1154671055
- Kaitlyn Oster, LSWSocial Worker1992256440
- Peter Ostler, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1427463033
- Elizabeth Ostolozaga, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1194022970
- Stacy Ott, RNRegistered Nurse1467266320
- Vicki Owen, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1154743292
- Hope Owens, RBTBehavior Technician1811568413
- Melissa Owens, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083938476
- Payton Oxner, ODOptometrist1831983097
- Nathan OzuyaSocial Worker1992579585
- Sophie Page, MSWSocial Worker1205421617
- Tracy Palecek, NCC, LPC, QMHPMental Health Counselor1811533177
- Nicholas Palko, LCSWClinical Social Worker1801405220
- Daniel Palmer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295705465
- Jaime Palmer, CNPNurse Practitioner1952149361
- John Palmer, DOEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1063510691
The largest South Dakota cities
- Sioux Falls6,563
- Aberdeen758
- Watertown543
- Yankton515
- Fort Meade499
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.
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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.