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 42 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. Sara Palmer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1164120895
  2. Alicia Palmer Hooten, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1316209919
  3. Julie Palumbo, MSWSocial Worker1396072377
  4. Tile PanMassage Therapist1619559739
  5. Joshua PangelinanMedical Laboratory Technician1881333599
  6. Norma Pansch, MA, LPC-MH, QMHPMental Health Counselor1740749803
  7. Lew Papendick, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1801875562
  8. Melissa ParisienRegistered Nurse1174929657
  9. Jeffrey Parker, PTPhysical Therapist1114097037
  10. Nicole ParkerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1003735044
  11. Lisa ParksSocial Worker1780572602
  12. Stacey Parrent, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1649586504
  13. Autumn Parsons, RBTBehavior Technician1336715150
  14. Joni ParsonsPharmacist1083907638
  15. Kamri Parsons, COTAOccupational Therapy Assistant1831080126
  16. Laura Parsons, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1194726182
  17. Darcy Paschke, DPTPhysical Therapist1609674589
  18. Gelynn PassmoreCase Manager/Care Coordinator1619559275
  19. Lance PatenodeSocial Worker1700758042
  20. Rachel Patenode, FNP, PMHNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1164734646
  21. Sujan Pathak, MDNephrology Physician1689864449
  22. Alan Patterson, PHARMDPharmacist1588173322
  23. Kendra Patton, CFY-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1093363293
  24. Marie Patton, CNPNurse Practitioner1982143889
  25. Jenifer Paul, DPTPhysical Therapist1932754173
  26. John Paul, MDPediatrics Physician1821664277
  27. Rachel Paulsen, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588201404
  28. Estel PearceLicensed Practical Nurse1366230096
  29. Jared Pearson, O.D.Optometrist1124109848
  30. Heather Peck, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1063681005
  31. Eric Pederson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1679001945
  32. Erika PehrsonSpeech-Language Pathologist1518841048
  33. Jessica PenningtonBehavior Technician1174366926
  34. Lisa Pentecost, CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1447373329
  35. Richard Perdue, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1376197533
  36. Bryton Perman, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1952963241
  37. Mark Perrenoud, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1588639033
  38. Jill PerryMental Health Counselor1124232681
  39. Joy Person, OTOccupational Therapist1659441020
  40. Patrick Person, RPTPhysical Therapist1952371585
  41. Daniel Petereit, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1568457257
  42. Jennifer Peters, M.A.Mental Health Counselor1649598228
  43. Kaci Peters, DIPL. ACAcupuncturist1376153130
  44. Shelby PetersLicensed Practical Nurse1932415718
  45. Sydney Peters, IBCLCLactation Consultant (Non-RN)1154066512
  46. Joshua PetersenGeneral Practice Dentistry1508424680
  47. Alexis PetersonBehavior Technician1881345130
  48. Calista PetersonRegistered Nurse1578400107
  49. Casey Peterson, MSMental Health Counselor1285481531
  50. Cassidy Peterson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356808034

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.