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 52 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
- Jordan Staedtler, M.S.ED CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1164820221
- Patrick StaedtlerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033606207
- Rebecca Stafford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578884847
- Edmund Stamper, LPC-MH, QMHP, NCCMental Health Counselor1790158558
- Elizabeth Stamper, CNPNurse Practitioner1922643642
- Sydney Stanley, DOFamily Medicine Physician1821735879
- Joseph Stanton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275564049
- Melissa Stanton, BAMental Health Counselor1073874897
- Kara Stapert, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891009973
- Patricia Starkey, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1235417981
- Carla Starr, LCSWClinical Social Worker1285271791
- Jynessa StarrCase Manager/Care Coordinator1295482768
- Michael StatzSurgery Physician1174550628
- Emily Steadman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720858400
- Erin Stearns, MSW, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1457723975
- Deanna Steckman, MSW, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1003927351
- Jessa Steeg, RBTBehavior Technician1912653528
- Kelly Steele, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073395646
- Robert Steele, ATCAthletic Trainer1619008398
- Katie Steever, RPTPhysical Therapist1417028358
- Ryan Steever, PTPhysical Therapist1700812807
- Ashley Steffens, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1104465970
- Laura Steiner, OTOccupational Therapist1255731444
- Jon Stenberg, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1033176102
- Valerie StephensGastroenterology Physician1245276617
- Vicki StephensSpeech-Language Pathologist1942703012
- Christine Stephenson, PTPhysical Therapist1013170331
- Chrystal Stephenson, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629935507
- Maureen Stephenson, DOPsychiatry Physician1265546329
- Charles Stepp, DCChiropractor1548086622
- Mikayla Stepp, DCChiropractor1538985635
- Leann Sterk, CNPNurse Practitioner1770538423
- Alexa Steve, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1952823809
- Milisha Stevens, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1629139126
- Scott Stevens, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1245693183
- Holly StewartAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1104697986
- Kaycie Stewart, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1093555724
- Sarah Stewart, M.S.ED.Counselor1558652628
- Jennifer Stiles, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1407643265
- April StilwellReflexologist1164269478
- Kyla Stilwell, CNPNurse Practitioner1376321455
- Teresa Stine, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1356858575
- Todd Stock, RPTPhysical Therapist1881739720
- Autumn Stocking, BCABAAssistant Behavior Analyst1023638855
- Darcey Stockland, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174745467
- Cynthia Stocks, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306211040
- Steven Stocks, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417046285
- Erica Stoddard, MDVascular Neurology Physician1871080846
- Jona Stoebner, DCChiropractor1588954317
- Robert Stoltenburg, BS, ACTCounselor1740669258
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.
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.