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 5 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. Aryn Benton, RNRegistered Nurse1689940785
  2. Bobbi BentzHome Health Aide1326439704
  3. Kenneth Benusis, DMDPediatric Dentistry1538207519
  4. Zachary Berbos, MDOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1497996433
  5. Birgen BergPharmacist1598524795
  6. Paula Berg, CNPFamily Medicine Physician1316913528
  7. Nodia BerglundPhysician Assistant1568915502
  8. Cory Bergman, MDOphthalmology Physician1285049940
  9. Tyler BergstromSurgery Physician1619276334
  10. Gail BernardOphthalmology Physician1508817784
  11. Carey Berndt, P.T.Physical Therapist1528023371
  12. Shana Bernhard, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386691939
  13. Ashley BernhardtPhysical Therapist1144678319
  14. Koni Berreth, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1659912400
  15. Brenda Berry, NP FNPNurse Practitioner1538509641
  16. Jeanne Berry, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1447350954
  17. Johnathon Berry, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1801091806
  18. Linda Berry, B.S.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1588064828
  19. Melissa Berry, RD, LNRegistered Dietitian1558619981
  20. Vincent BertschCounselor1407474406
  21. Marcia BesharaObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1154373231
  22. Vanessa BesharaPersonal Care Attendant1821915984
  23. Erica BestgenLactation Consultant (Registered Nurse)1720747454
  24. Thea Beyer, DNP, APRN, CPNP, RNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1912688045
  25. Brenda Biberdorf, RD, LNRegistered Dietitian1912232943
  26. Joshua Biberdorf, DCChiropractor1700945821
  27. Allison Bich-Hofer, PHARMDCritical Care Pharmacist1669334272
  28. Audrey Bickerdyke, DNPNurse Practitioner1578936381
  29. Kristin Bierle, CNPNurse Practitioner1740740703
  30. Rebecca BierleNurse Practitioner1033546163
  31. Francis Bierman, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1225864218
  32. Jesse Biggins, PA-CPhysician Assistant1407628225
  33. Chance Bila, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1295652816
  34. Abbygail Bingham, MLTPathology Technician1003692138
  35. Fredric Birch, MDNephrology Physician1851349906
  36. Eugene Birchem, RPHPharmacist1972895688
  37. Kelli Birdsall, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1811271331
  38. Tricia Birdwell, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1609974294
  39. Julie Birner, MS, LCSWPIP,QMHP,LACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1801279807
  40. Bethany BishopSpeech-Language Pathologist1508358276
  41. Amid Bitar, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1245761246
  42. Karetha Bittorf, RPH, PHARM DPharmacist1710278221
  43. Julia Bitz, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1033986203
  44. Shawn BitzCase Manager/Care Coordinator1215341672
  45. Katie BivinsBehavior Analyst1063341279
  46. Krista Bjordahl, M.S., NCCMental Health Counselor1972833507
  47. Bailee Blickensderfer, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1710758065
  48. E Blickensderfer, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1760461263
  49. Jill Blickensderfer, MT(ASCP)Pathology Specialist/Technologist1659157774
  50. William Blickensderfer, D.C.Chiropractor1225058860

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.