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 57 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. Ashley Vermeulen, CNPNurse Practitioner1073123071
  2. Michael VervilleCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598750978
  3. Courtney Vesely, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1295275113
  4. Randall VetteClinical Psychologist1962993949
  5. Amiah Vickers, RBTBehavior Technician1750139168
  6. Britton Vidal, F-CNPFamily Medicine Physician1679449755
  7. Hymalay Viera PachecoBehavior Technician1760218283
  8. David Voeller, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1154315679
  9. Diantha Voge, LMFTMental Health Counselor1477830214
  10. Abigail Vogel, CNPNurse Practitioner1497161681
  11. Kenneth VogeleGastroenterology Physician1417986522
  12. Charles Voigt, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1003927666
  13. Sydney Volesky, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1740855311
  14. Barb VolkerRegistered Nurse1053709394
  15. Brittny VollmerPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1437503281
  16. Macey VonbergeCase Manager/Care Coordinator1841929650
  17. Edward Vopat, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619919503
  18. Danielle Vrooman, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1285043653
  19. Blake WadsworthFamily Medicine Physician1417699919
  20. Kierstan Wadsworth, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1295469500
  21. Ashley Wagner, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972129757
  22. Dustin WagnerPharmacist1295335792
  23. Jessica Wagner, RNAmbulatory Care Registered Nurse1518757277
  24. Jobie WagnerSocial Worker1265293237
  25. Trever Wagner, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1649629080
  26. Jeff WahlMental Health Counselor1518185024
  27. Mia WaldOccupational Therapist1407305972
  28. Tim WaldPhysical Therapist1376603092
  29. James Walder, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1134169238
  30. Jennifer Wallace, CSW, QMHPSocial Worker1174088900
  31. Kimberly WallaceSocial Worker1639998545
  32. William Waller, M.D.Urology Physician1528069515
  33. Scott Walther, HISHearing Instrument Specialist1588375554
  34. Crystal Walton, PA C CNPPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1518957133
  35. Rachel WaltonClinical Social Worker1407724149
  36. Chelsea Wanczyk, MS, ATCAthletic Trainer1659867372
  37. Lynsey Ward, LPC, MA, NCCMental Health Counselor1346098043
  38. Meghann Warnke, CNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1295596179
  39. Todd Warren, PHARM.D.Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist1366532681
  40. Stephen Wasemiller, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1790196533
  41. Amanda Wassenaar, MLSMedical Technologist1740951128
  42. Michelle Wasson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1023023801
  43. Suzette Wasvick, LPC-MHMental Health Counselor1508295312
  44. Lindsy Wathen, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306272414
  45. Chelsey Watson, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548804990
  46. Laura Watson, MSW, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1588145023
  47. Melanie Watt, RNRegistered Nurse1063250421
  48. Tim Watt, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1477512762
  49. Dawn Wattenhofer, O.D.Optometrist1154390573
  50. Colleen Waxler, MA LPC MH LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1548230956

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.