NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Medical Physician Assistant in South Dakota

96 NPPES records list medical physician assistant with a practice address in South Dakota, 10 per 100,000 residents, the 32nd highest rate of 51. Sioux Falls and Rapid City have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the South Dakota license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 363AM0700X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Sioux Falls has the most, 21

  1. Sioux Falls21
  2. Rapid City12
  3. Dakota Dunes7
  4. Hot Springs5
  5. Watertown5

Medical Physician Assistant records in South Dakota

  1. Ashley Anziano, PA-CRapid City, SD 577011780009340
  2. Andrew Arends, PA-CBeresford, SD 570041356392666
  3. Amber Authier, PA-CYankton, SD 570781518679851
  4. James Awuah, PA-C, MPHMartin, SD 575511609347798
  5. John Barnett, PA-CSalem, SD 570581952339343
  6. Valerie Belding, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571061982297248
  7. Deane Berg, P.A.-CSioux Falls, SD 571171982658001
  8. Pauline Bevers, PA-CMiller, SD 573621578528907
  9. Jennifer Bietz, PA-CArmour, SD 573131225033681
  10. Vicki Blake-Nafus, PAPierre, SD 575011568473247
  11. Stephanie BonnerSioux Falls, SD 571051679813448
  12. Sarah Brend, PA-CDakota Dunes, SD 570491780988600
  13. Valarie Brown, PA-CEagle Butte, SD 576251629145032
  14. Ethan Burdman, PA-C, MPASGettysburg, SD 574421710130190
  15. Michelle Chaussee, PA-CVermillion, SD 570691922247980
  16. April Crago, PAHighmore, SD 573451104825157
  17. Jenna Dormann, PA-CRapid City, SD 577021699838920
  18. Tim Downing, PAYankton, SD 570781790786788
  19. Lori Drea, PA-CDakota Dunes, SD 570491376547034
  20. Kristin Dunn, PA-CAberdeen, SD 574011700050796
  21. Becky Emerson, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571051184669384
  22. Sarah Engbers, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571081154756054
  23. Cindy Erwin, P.A.-C.Pierre, SD 575011982600276
  24. Todd Espicha, PACSioux Falls, SD 571051174103188
  25. Rosmary Evans, PA-CHot Springs, SD 577471578589958
  26. David Feist, PA-CWatertown, SD 572011003243437
  27. Nicholas Fernando, PA-CDakota Dunes, SD 570491023010162
  28. Melissa Fullner-Marshall, PAYankton, SD 570781407033012
  29. Michelle Gielski, PA-CVermillion, SD 570691659328706
  30. Patricia Gilbert, PA-C/L/ATCBuffalo, SD 577201801862115
  31. Katherine Gilmore, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571051992726749
  32. Terry Gourley, PAHot Springs, SD 577471710014477
  33. Terri Groves, PA-CWatertown, SD 572011376645168
  34. Daniel Heyduk, PA-CMission, SD 575551710976212
  35. Nicole Higgins, PA-CHuron, SD 573501215274451
  36. Christopher Hoffman, PAYankton, SD 570781104546936
  37. Cole Holzer, PA-CRapid City, SD 577011619660826
  38. Emily Horning, PA-CRapid City, SD 577011023792124
  39. Deborah Hubley, PAWagner, SD 573801518095611
  40. Jane Hunt, PASioux Falls, SD 571061619968963
  41. Gabrielle Iversen, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571051275052953
  42. Daniel Janssen, MPASFort Meade, SD 577411952498230
  43. Phil Jaquith, PAVermillion, SD 570691437150380
  44. Deann Jelsma, PA-CPierre, SD 575011083473946
  45. Sarah Jensen, PA-CAberdeen, SD 574011154396547
  46. Darrel Johnson, PA-CSioux Falls, SD 571051255368882
  47. Stephen Knoble, PA-CGettysburg, SD 574421245230937
  48. Renette Kroupa, PA-CFort Thompson, SD 573391760493811
  49. Zita Kwartek, PARapid City, SD 577011922157197
  50. Joyce Larson, PA-CWatertown, SD 572011710923594

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Dakota ranks 32 of 51 per resident

  1. Virginia11
  2. Delaware11
  3. Rhode Island11
  4. South Dakota10
  5. Nevada10
  6. Kansas9
  7. 50 states and D.C.12

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 363AM0700X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

62.5% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 74.0% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. South Dakota62.5%
  2. United States74.0%

Medical Physician Assistant records in South Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file60 of 96 · 62.5% here, 74.0% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file44 · 45.8% here, 54.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more64 · 66.7% here, 54.7% nationally
  • Median graduation year2008 · the 44 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 363AM0700X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

96 NPPES records list medical physician assistant (363AM0700X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Dakota: 10 per 100,000 residents against 12 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Sioux Falls has 21 of them (22%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Vermont98
  2. North Dakota101
  3. Wyoming91
  4. Delaware111

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Nevada10.3
  2. Rhode Island10.7
  3. Virginia10.9
  4. Utah10.9

The largest states

  1. Pennsylvania3,897
  2. New York3,670
  3. California3,376
  4. Florida2,776
  5. Texas2,146

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

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.