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 54 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. Greg Swenson, PHDPsychologist1356493555
  2. Ryan Swenson, DCChiropractor1154394815
  3. Emily Swett, CNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1609146067
  4. Shiela Szymonski, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891869061
  5. Daniel Tackett, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1457347007
  6. Brooke Tague, MS CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1295404929
  7. Kenneth Talbot, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508640111
  8. Deanne Tamang, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1881076131
  9. Stephen Tamang, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255642526
  10. Kristy TannerMassage Therapist1215616479
  11. Kathyayini Tappeta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487394524
  12. Meesha Tavares, LMTMassage Therapist1578298154
  13. Angela Taylor, B.SCase Manager/Care Coordinator1235569765
  14. Jared Taylor, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1225359292
  15. Tracy TaylorSocial Worker1528428083
  16. Brooke TedfordSpeech-Language Pathologist1548679707
  17. Lukas Tedford, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1952721326
  18. Michelle Teeslink, ACTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1821461617
  19. Shannon Tegethoff, OTRLOccupational Therapist1538288303
  20. Jose Teixeira, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1770523789
  21. Helen Teklay, PHARM.DPharmacist1760558530
  22. Natasha Telesford, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639593395
  23. Courtney TempleMarriage & Family Therapist1962127530
  24. Darla Tenglin, CRNA,MSCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1669790804
  25. Richard Tenglin, MDMedical Oncology Physician1164522751
  26. Greg Terrasas, MDAnesthesiology Physician1861486375
  27. Mark Terry, DDSPeriodontics1114225661
  28. Susan Terveen, MSMental Health Counselor1700013091
  29. Kelli Tesch, LMTMassage Therapist1801584487
  30. Larry Teuber, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1477512036
  31. Shailesh ThapaInternal Medicine Physician1215299011
  32. Ruth Thatcher, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275597734
  33. Shelyssa TheelMental Health Counselor1922952563
  34. Danielle Theis, MDFamily Medicine Physician1184329435
  35. Mikaela Theobald, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124627898
  36. Alison Thiebault, RBTBehavior Technician1114775517
  37. Jennifer Thimgan, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255563722
  38. Katlyn Thomas, RDRegistered Dietitian1245630508
  39. Kelly Thomas, BS MT(ASCP) CLS(NCA)Medical Technologist1255663670
  40. Sandra Thomas, LPCProfessional Counselor1568520005
  41. Taryn ThomasCounselor1609738327
  42. Kimberly Thome, P.A.C.Medical Physician Assistant1902935752
  43. Sateera ThompsenSchool Registered Nurse1285183012
  44. Alicia ThompsonLicensed Practical Nurse1003504853
  45. Alison Thompson, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1336938711
  46. Amelia Thompson, RNCase Management Registered Nurse1790596930
  47. Amy Thompson, M.S., OTR/LOccupational Therapist1073663407
  48. Brock ThompsonBehavior Technician1881564250
  49. Clay Thompson, RNAdult Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1841087095
  50. Julie Thompson, MSMental Health Counselor1013142306

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.