NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ophthalmology Physician in South Dakota

60 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician with a practice address in South Dakota, 6.5 per 100,000 residents, the 24th 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 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207W00000X · 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, 31

  1. Sioux Falls31
  2. Rapid City13
  3. Yankton4
  4. Aberdeen3
  5. Mitchell3

Ophthalmology Physician records in South Dakota

  1. Daniel Terveen, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081053791715
  2. Ronold Tesch, MDBrookings, SD 570061184608622
  3. Eric Thomas, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081588636484
  4. Vance Thompson, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081073519989
  5. Geoffrey Tufty, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051104886654
  6. Michael Vandenbosch, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051407802713
  7. David West, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571081043271174
  8. Curt Wischmeier, M.D.Aberdeen, SD 574011134123565
  9. Paul Wright, MDRapid City, SD 577011073550091
  10. Yujia Zhou, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051376037515

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

South Dakota ranks 24 of 51 per resident

  1. New Jersey6.8
  2. Washington6.7
  3. Louisiana6.5
  4. South Dakota6.5
  5. Ohio6.4
  6. North Carolina6.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.6.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207W00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

What the count covers

60 NPPES records list ophthalmology physician (207W00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in South Dakota: 6.5 per 100,000 residents against 6.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Sioux Falls has 31 of them (52%).

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. Delaware65
  2. Montana65
  3. Vermont55
  4. North Dakota47

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana6.5
  2. Puerto Rico6.6
  3. Ohio6.4
  4. Washington6.7

The largest states

  1. California2,899
  2. New York1,822
  3. Florida1,581
  4. Texas1,514
  5. Pennsylvania1,088

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.