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Healthcare providers in South Dakota: NPI counts by specialty

This page summarizes active CMS NPPES records with a practice location in South Dakota. It reports 22,267 records and identifies 3,367, or 15.1%, as flagged sole proprietors. It also highlights the largest specialties: Physical Therapist (1,003), Pharmacist (938), Mental Health Counselor (856), Chiropractor (846), and Registered Nurse (818). This registry-based view supports review of provider categories and practice characteristics, but records are not necessarily a count of individual people.

Statewide totals

Active NPI records22,267
Registered sole proprietors3,367 (15.1%)

The 15.1% share indicates the portion of these records flagged as sole proprietors, not a direct measure of private-practice ownership or the number of independent clinicians. Because the flag is self-reported and an imperfect proxy for private practice, it should be interpreted as a registry characteristic rather than a definitive business-status measure.

Largest specialties in this state

SpecialtyActive NPIs
Physical Therapist1,003
Pharmacist938
Mental Health Counselor856
Chiropractor846
Registered Nurse818
Family Nurse Practitioner802
Family Medicine Physician693
Physician Assistant649
Speech-Language Pathologist635
Clinical Social Worker593
Occupational Therapist542
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist506
General Practice Dentistry477
Nurse Practitioner461
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program459
Optometrist371
Internal Medicine Physician363
Counselor351
Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor313
Dentist304
Social Worker265
Professional Counselor260
Behavior Technician260
Registered Dietitian255
Athletic Trainer243
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies235
Case Manager/Care Coordinator212
Assisted Living Facility200
Massage Therapist190
Pediatrics Physician176
Licensed Practical Nurse169
Surgery Physician146
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician140
Local Education Agency (LEA)135
Clinic/Center128
Skilled Nursing Facility127
Psychiatry Physician124
Diagnostic Radiology Physician122
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician121
Clinical Psychologist120

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Data Dissemination file, FOIA-disclosable public data under CMS-6060-N. Aggregated by Hero EMR on 2026-08-03; deactivated NPIs excluded; specialty assigned from the primary taxonomy code (NUCC 25.1). Counts below 11 are suppressed. Individual providers are never published. All provider data pages.

Common questions

What does the total count represent?

It represents active NPI records that have a practice location in South Dakota in the CMS NPPES registry. It is a registry-record count, not necessarily a count of individual people.

Which specialties have the largest counts?

The largest listed specialties are Physical Therapist (1,003), Pharmacist (938), Mental Health Counselor (856), Chiropractor (846), and Registered Nurse (818).

What does the sole-proprietor percentage mean?

It is the share of these records flagged as sole proprietors: 3,367 records, or 15.1%. The flag is self-reported and an imperfect proxy for private practice, so it should not be treated as a definitive measure of private-practice status.

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