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 7 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
- Stacey Boyd, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1154092740
- Tiara Boyer, MATRGAthletic Trainer1548671696
- Diana Boyle, MS,LPC,NCC,CEAP,LACAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Psychologist1558143925
- Kathleen Boyle, OTOccupational Therapist1518959899
- Brent Bradley, D.D.SPediatric Dentistry1124088166
- Heather Bradley, MS CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1538286380
- Kierstin BradleyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649023938
- Mikayla Bradley, BSCounselor1558932533
- Shari Bradstream, CCDC IIIAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1184916884
- Danielle Rose Brady, NCC, LPCProfessional Counselor1396465878
- Sharron Bramblee, CNP PACPhysician Assistant1750312302
- Sarah BrancheauSpeech-Language Pathologist1841973849
- Rene Brand, MNTRegistered Dietitian1831269034
- Kristin Brandis, RNRegistered Nurse1851842439
- Cassandra Brandsted, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1477217115
- Kelly Brandsted, CNPNurse Practitioner1639710106
- Debra BrandtPhysician Assistant1144268491
- Lauren Brandt, DPTPhysical Therapist1467858977
- Ashlynn Brant, PT, DPTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1619893062
- Alexander Brech, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1902465784
- Zachary Breck, DPTPhysical Therapist1255157541
- Ashley Brehmer, RNRegistered Nurse1548983331
- Michael Brekhus, M.D.Urology Physician1245490689
- Monica BrennanMental Health Counselor1447724745
- Tina Brents-Barnhart, D.C., M.S.P.HChiropractor1831581206
- Cassie BrewerCounselor1639629041
- Gary Brewer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1427042944
- Jodee Brewer, RN, BSNRegistered Nurse1336478064
- Karen Brewer, MS, NCC, LPCMental Health Counselor1992923403
- Thomas Brey, ED.S.School Psychologist1194273094
- John Bridges, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1568581270
- Rex Briggs, MSWClinical Social Worker1831266055
- Douglas Bright, MDGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1245294719
- Anne Britton, O.D.Optometrist1154310019
- Patrick Britton, O.DOptometrist1750344701
- Ted Brockett, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1760440408
- Cinthia Brockhoft, DNPNurse Practitioner1760352314
- Thomas Brockhoft, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497258230
- Tyler BroghammerCase Management Registered Nurse1952000184
- Mary Brooks, CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1962525840
- Stephanie BrooksCase Manager/Care Coordinator1104222199
- Kaitlan Brosnahan, CNPNurse Practitioner1639766843
- Laura Broten, RPTPhysical Therapist1033189683
- Amber Brown, RNRegistered Nurse1659091395
- Douglas Brown, MDNeurology Physician1063591857
- Ezzard BrownMental Health Counselor1710130760
- Makayla BrownClinical Social Worker1003746769
- Marlene Brown, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1659600831
- Sarah Brown, O.T.Occupational Therapist1467562454
- Lamya BroylesBehavior Technician1629816392
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.