NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mental Health Counselor in South Dakota

753 NPPES records list mental health counselor with a practice address in South Dakota, 82 per 100,000 residents, the 25th 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 4 of 16.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 101YM0800X · 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, 208

  1. Sioux Falls208
  2. Rapid City147
  3. Aberdeen84
  4. Yankton70
  5. Watertown34

Mental Health Counselor records in South Dakota

  1. Leah DrummondRapid City, SD 577011629783279
  2. Savanna DudleyRapid City, SD 577011073468187
  3. Deborah Dyer, MS, LPC, NCCBrookings, SD 570061407107659
  4. Lesley Dzintars, LPC-MH, QMHPRapid City, SD 577021114102068
  5. Kristine Eckhoff-Speck, MA, LPCMHSioux Falls, SD 571101689821761
  6. Brian EclovSioux Falls, SD 571081962801555
  7. Holly EdwardsRapid City, SD 577011982819819
  8. Wendy EggenVermillion, SD 570691689256034
  9. Bethany EggersCorsica, SD 573281750853370
  10. Danielle EhlerAberdeen, SD 574011063804110
  11. Jennifer EhresmannAberdeen, SD 574011295130433
  12. William Eilers, LPCRapid City, SD 577011417116369
  13. Nikki EiningHuron, SD 573501194908590
  14. Christie Ellwein, MS, LPC, QMHPMitchell, SD 573011508519356
  15. Jason Ellwein, MS, LPCMitchell, SD 573011134657703
  16. Melissa Elrod-MillerSioux Falls, SD 571051699340299
  17. Rachel ErdmanSioux Falls, SD 571051871243857
  18. Tracie Erdmann, LPC, NCC, QMHPYankton, SD 570781265844534
  19. Michaela Eskens, LPCYankton, SD 570781346003514
  20. Sylvia Espinoza, LPCMitchell, SD 573011588126882
  21. Tara Espland, MSPierre, SD 575011073247086
  22. Lori Evenson, LPCSioux Falls, SD 571081174995112
  23. Justin Falon, MS LPCSioux Falls, SD 571041528200219
  24. Donna Farrar, M.A.Rapid City, SD 577011417132051
  25. Hannah FaulhaberWatertown, SD 572011821859513
  26. Angel Feiock, LPC, LPC-MHAberdeen, SD 574011598153165
  27. Katherine FerraroPierre, SD 575011851635965
  28. Heather Fischer, BSWatertown, SD 572011801252499
  29. Miles Fischer, LPCSioux Falls, SD 571081992570840
  30. Elizabeth Fisher, MSHuron, SD 573501780759266
  31. Alexis FlagstadSpearfish, SD 577831528729431
  32. Michael Flaherty, MAYankton, SD 570781871829440
  33. Michelle FlaniganSioux Falls, SD 571081578844361
  34. Nancy Fleming, MSHot Springs, SD 577471912353426
  35. Kara FlippenAberdeen, SD 574011285096511
  36. Megan Florestano, LPCBrookings, SD 570061407557879
  37. Catherine FlumYankton, SD 570781194974998
  38. Jacob Folstrom, M.S., LPCRapid City, SD 577021770125874
  39. Kelly ForrestAberdeen, SD 574011154499333
  40. Allison Fosheim, LPC, LPC-MHPierre, SD 575011942967609
  41. Kassandra Frey, MSW, CSW-PIPYankton, SD 570781598118101
  42. Connie Fritz, MS,NCC,LPC,LPCMH,LACSioux Falls, SD 571101952543225
  43. Michele FritzAberdeen, SD 574011366069759
  44. Shelly Fuller, MSHuron, SD 573501245353374
  45. Rachael GaertnerYankton, SD 570781992560734
  46. Teresa Gallagher, BSWWatertown, SD 572011902892474
  47. Jessica Gallardo, M.S., B.A., N.C.C.Sioux Falls, SD 571051245096791
  48. Jacquelyn Galles, MS, NCC, LPC-MHRapid City, SD 577021548829161
  49. Yasmeen Gamboa, LAC, NCCRapid City, SD 577011346010923
  50. Barb Gammeter, LPCRapid City, SD 577011083919559

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Dakota ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. Maine82
  2. Idaho82
  3. Utah82
  4. South Dakota82
  5. North Carolina82
  6. Iowa80
  7. 50 states and D.C.87

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 101YM0800X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

11.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 5.2% 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 Dakota11.3%
  2. United States5.2%

Mental Health Counselor records in South Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file85 of 753 · 11.3% here, 5.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file162 · 21.5% here, 8.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more375 · 49.8% here, 52.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2011 · the 162 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 101YM0800X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

753 NPPES records list mental health counselor (101YM0800X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Dakota: 82 per 100,000 residents against 87 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Sioux Falls has 208 of them (28%).

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. District of Columbia751
  2. Kansas716
  3. Delaware793
  4. West Virginia694

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina81.7
  2. Utah82.3
  3. Idaho82.5
  4. Maine82.5

The largest states

  1. California28,617
  2. Florida23,249
  3. New York19,989
  4. Massachusetts18,415
  5. Washington18,094

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.