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 8 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. Anna Bruce, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1417422031
  2. Ryan BruckerCase Manager/Care Coordinator1740600642
  3. Hannah Brun, DCChiropractor1942092192
  4. Amanda Bruning, D.C.Chiropractor1063843621
  5. Cole Bruscher, ODOptometrist1184105108
  6. Kaitlin BryanDental Hygienist1720968084
  7. Taylor Bryan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801454467
  8. Alyssa BryantPharmacist1013867563
  9. Karen Bryant, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083707301
  10. Mary BryantCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528202967
  11. Nicole BryantSpeech-Language Pathologist1265893093
  12. Robert Bryant, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1518050830
  13. Jason Bryce, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1487037891
  14. Keith Bryson, MDUrology Physician1003815804
  15. James Buchanan, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1942393509
  16. Bobbi Buchholz, LMTReflexologist1215796461
  17. Janeen BucholzPharmacist1467431544
  18. Jeffrey Buckau, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1265402846
  19. Emma Buckingham, RBTBehavior Technician1477213569
  20. Jennifer Buckley, LMTMassage Therapist1538671565
  21. Jessica Buckley, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013731280
  22. Karla Bucknall, O.D.Optometrist1477607877
  23. Kim Buechler, PTPhysical Therapist1558431635
  24. Marvin Buehner, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1730136383
  25. Destiny BultenaFamily Nurse Practitioner1316781743
  26. Max Bunchek, MDFamily Medicine Physician1003565953
  27. Lucy BurchillNurse Practitioner1780637488
  28. Megan Burgard, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1669949947
  29. Robert BurgessOtolaryngology Physician1013961978
  30. Cody Burkart, RNRegistered Nurse1134404486
  31. Jodi Burke, CSW-PIPClinical Social Worker1528345147
  32. John Burke, M.A., CCC-SLP SPEECHSpeech-Language Pathologist1033597810
  33. Kim Burke, MPTPhysical Therapist1730292459
  34. Ruth Burke, RPTPhysical Therapist1659498392
  35. Robin Burlage, RDRegistered Dietitian1275102980
  36. Donald Burnap, MDPsychiatry Physician1831147149
  37. Shannon Burnette-Meek, RNRegistered Nurse1619615820
  38. Jeffrey Burns, D.C.Chiropractor1144202144
  39. Nancy Busching, R.P.T.Physical Therapist1982663555
  40. Philip Busching, M.P.T.Physical Therapist1114986783
  41. David Bushman, RNRegistered Nurse1538958046
  42. Kirsten Busse, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1346228657
  43. Carleena ButterickAttendant Care Provider1285474841
  44. Gerald Butz, M.D.Urology Physician1013027655
  45. John Butz, MDAnesthesiology Physician1396069076
  46. Kirsten Butz, MDPsychiatry Physician1114242443
  47. Carol Butzman, LPCMH CCDCIII QMHPProfessional Counselor1922076553
  48. Mary BuurmaPhysician Assistant1063465755
  49. Lauren Buyan, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1083148175
  50. James Byrne, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811014111

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.