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 50 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. Charissa ShackletonRegistered Nurse1386415495
  2. Lynda Shackleton, SLP-CCCSpeech-Language Pathologist1518356336
  3. Danielle Shafer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033488614
  4. Becky Sharp, CNPNurse Practitioner1568912996
  5. Christina Sharp, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1972904704
  6. Sarah Sharp, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780193441
  7. Tyler Sharp, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1417358102
  8. Kelli Shaw, PHARMDPharmacist1508564782
  9. Shayan ShekariDentist1164185419
  10. Brian Shelmadine, D.O, PH.D, CSCSSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1801281092
  11. Rachel Shepherd, MSWSocial Worker1326331927
  12. Reena Sheppard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134018609
  13. Barbara SherardHearing Instrument Specialist1922423813
  14. Tracey Shilman, LICENSED PRACTICAL NLicensed Practical Nurse1447921945
  15. Anuj Shivalingaiah, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1508427279
  16. Marc Shively, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609661339
  17. Haylee ShreeveSpeech-Language Pathologist1114691888
  18. Elena ShulmanPhysical Therapy Assistant1457929358
  19. Kinsey Shultz Piatz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770598427
  20. David Shupe, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1770571085
  21. Errin Shyne Satterness, PTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1972614287
  22. Kyle Siefers, DOPsychiatry Physician1720617814
  23. Daniel Sigman, DCChiropractor1134181092
  24. Tara Silvernail, BS, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316488646
  25. Brandon Sime, PT,DPTPhysical Therapist1336981737
  26. Jennifer SimmonsAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104543081
  27. Lynn Simmons, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1700818044
  28. Matthew Simmons, MDNeurology Physician1942272778
  29. Timothy Simonich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1710543947
  30. Kari SimonsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730519273
  31. Jessica SimpsonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1497271332
  32. Braj Singh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295049757
  33. Guy Siverson, LMTMassage Therapist1184250649
  34. Irene SiversonMassage Therapist1457987919
  35. Kristin Skantze, CNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1083691422
  36. Neil Skea, DPMPodiatrist1740252782
  37. Susan Skeie, RNRegistered Nurse1396570438
  38. Julia Skelton, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1861968869
  39. Luke Skiff, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1013460377
  40. Amber SkjervemCounselor1750124202
  41. Jarod SkvicaloCounselor1063208304
  42. David Slama, MDSurgery Physician1427098656
  43. Lori Slathar, RNRegistered Nurse1871885384
  44. Jamie Slettedahl, DNP, FNP-C, DBSMFamily Nurse Practitioner1164943098
  45. Taylor Slingsby, M.D.Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1649624883
  46. Laurie SliperOccupational Therapist1194273920
  47. Clay Sloan, RPHPharmacist1669072336
  48. Shay SlocumCase Manager/Care Coordinator1366313868
  49. Lyndsi Slusarski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356373930
  50. Renee Small, MNTRegistered Dietitian1881752152

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.