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 51 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. Lisa Smallbrock, R.PH.Pharmacist1326665985
  2. Brian Smith, MDFamily Medicine Physician1124083795
  3. Carol Smith, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1720565419
  4. Cassie SmithCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255926101
  5. Eric SmithHearing Instrument Specialist1811357130
  6. Hailey SmithBehavior Technician1770411142
  7. Jennifer Smith, LMTMassage Therapist1669138137
  8. Josh SmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1730456880
  9. Maren Smith, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1447860176
  10. Mark Smith, RRTRegistered Respiratory Therapist1629280599
  11. Melissa Smith, PHARMD, RPHPharmacist1093095069
  12. Melissa Smith, LMHC, LPC-MHMental Health Counselor1952916835
  13. Nathaniel Smith, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497011209
  14. Rochelle SmithNurse Practitioner1801288923
  15. Steffan SmithCase Manager/Care Coordinator1184597494
  16. Erin SnowCase Manager/Care Coordinator1386049252
  17. Brittany SnyderBehavior Technician1992293344
  18. Mary SnyderPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1780635706
  19. Emma Sobczak, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1780319335
  20. Jennifer Sobolik, CNP, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1265809651
  21. Kevin Sobolik, PTPhysical Therapist1619138518
  22. Sandeep Sohal, MDInfectious Disease Physician1801381744
  23. Ashley Solano, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1225954209
  24. Michele Solano, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1790953198
  25. Rebecca Solloway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1306789888
  26. Olaf SolvieCase Manager/Care Coordinator1770341406
  27. Bernice SorensenSocial Worker1144893389
  28. Greg Sorensen, O.D.Optometrist1699728766
  29. Lori Sorensen, RNRegistered Nurse1902237605
  30. Norman Sorensen, MAAudiologist1316086242
  31. Paula Sorensen, O.D.Optometrist1831206200
  32. Myron Sorestad, R.P.T.Physical Therapist1407815970
  33. Nicole SowardsPediatric Occupational Therapist1619335734
  34. Martin Spahn, MDPediatrics Physician1417993353
  35. Nickolaus Spain, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275851933
  36. Carol Spangler, CNPNurse Practitioner1609816701
  37. John Spangler, M.D.Pediatric Cardiology Physician1851316806
  38. Rebecca Spangler, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1699336909
  39. Samantha Speed, DNPNurse Practitioner1245874502
  40. Gale Speidel, RPH, PHARMDPharmacist1255302311
  41. Jaclyn Spencer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1336716869
  42. Lacey SpradlingMassage Therapist1437986767
  43. Kayla Spriggs, MSOTROccupational Therapist1528509122
  44. Mike SprungClinical Social Worker1841418357
  45. Dawn Sprunk, LMTMassage Therapist1063005312
  46. Jennifer Spurlock, BCBABehavior Technician1811457344
  47. Randy St.pierre, AAS MLT (ASCP)Medical Laboratory Technician1497087811
  48. Ashlynn Stacey, RNGeneral Practice Registered Nurse1215874110
  49. Kelly Stacy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265521009
  50. Amber Staedtler, DNP AGNP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1497139323

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.