Doctors and health care providers in South Dakota
17,443 individual NPPES records list a practice address in South Dakota, 1,897 per 100,000 residents, below the 2,176 across the 50 states and D.C.; records with an MD or DO credential: 311 per 100,000, against 375 nationally. Licenses are checked on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners search.
Family Medicine is South Dakota's largest physician specialty
2,951 records in South Dakota list a physician taxonomy (allopathic or osteopathic, NUCC 207 and 208) as their primary type. The eight largest specialties, each linked to its South Dakota list:
Source: CMS NPPES flagged primary taxonomy, physician codes 207 and 208, file of Aug 9, 2026.
Across every provider type, Physical Therapist is the largest group
Sioux Falls has the most records
Source: CMS NPPES primary taxonomy and practice city, file of Aug 9, 2026.
241 South Dakota entries on the federal exclusion list
26.2 per 100,000 residents, against 25 for the 50 states and D.C. The most common reason in South Dakota: license revoked, suspended or surrendered. Excluded people and businesses cannot bill Medicare or Medicaid. How to check a provider →
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov), entries with a South Dakota address, five most common authorities.
The 30 South Dakota cities with the most records
- Sioux Falls6,563
- Rapid City3,017
- Aberdeen758
- Watertown543
- Yankton515
- Fort Meade499
- Spearfish382
- Brookings375
- Mitchell359
- Dakota Dunes326
- Pierre283
- Hot Springs203
- Huron202
- Vermillion179
- Eagle Butte168
- Pine Ridge160
- Sisseton147
- Rosebud146
- Sturgis126
- Brandon104
- Madison104
- Ellsworth Afb92
- Chamberlain84
- Winner79
- Wagner74
- Tea71
- Belle Fourche63
- Milbank62
- Custer56
- Harrisburg54
Common questions
How many healthcare providers are in South Dakota?
17,443 individual NPPES records list a practice address in South Dakota, under 384 provider taxonomy codes. A record is a registration, not a license: it includes clinicians, technicians and students in training.
What is the most common physician specialty in South Dakota?
Family Medicine, with 601 records, followed by internal medicine (247). Across every provider type the largest group is Physical Therapist (992 records).
How do I find a doctor in South Dakota?
Open a physician specialty above for its South Dakota list and its cities, or search a name or NPI with the state set to SD. PlainDoctor does not filter by insurance or rate doctors; check the license on the state board before booking.
The largest states
- California974,315
- New York545,291
- Florida470,495
- Texas433,013
- Ohio327,042
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); 2023 Census population estimates. Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses; PlainDoctor does not rate or recommend providers; its rankings sort billing figures, not quality.
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.