There are 20 physician-owned emergency medicine practices in South Dakota, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
27 physician-owned emergency medicine practices in South Dakota. Every listing vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. See what is actually out there before you sign your first contract.
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Most emergency medicine physicians sign their first contract without knowing how many other groups exist within driving distance. This is the single largest source of leverage you give away in your career, and you give it away because nobody told you the information was out there. The Real Contract course walks you through every clause that matters.
Hospital-employed, government-operated, and academic positions are excluded. These are not independent private practices:
Hospital systems
Aberdeen, SD
Pietz Russell MD operates a physician-owned emergency medicine practice in Aberdeen, South Dakota, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Call the practice directly to ask about current physician openings or partnership opportunities.
305 S State St, Aberdeen, SD 57401
Box Elder, SD
Patients seeking emergency medicine care in Box Elder, South Dakota can visit Monument Health Box Elder Urgent Care, an independent practice. Additional capabilities include walk-in and urgent medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
375 Berky Dr, Box Elder, SD 57719
Brookings, SD
Quick Care Brookings delivers emergency medicine medical services in Brookings, South Dakota under private ownership. The practice also provides walk-in and urgent medical care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
722 22nd Ave S, Brookings, SD 57006
Custer, SD
Convenience matters when someone you love needs immediate medical attention. Physicians and advanced practice providers at Monument Health Custer Same-Day Appointments are available to treat your child’s worrisome fever or your freshly sprained ankle.
1220 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730
Custer, SD
A privately owned emergency medicine practice, Southern Hills Family Medicine, Dr. Brandy Tarap is located in Custer, South Dakota. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers family medicine and walk-in and urgent medical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
1369 Montgomery St, Custer, SD 57730
Deadwood, SD
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Same-Day Appointments delivers emergency medicine medical services in Deadwood, South Dakota under private ownership. Services extend to walk-in and urgent medical care and outpatient medical care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
71 Charles St, Deadwood, SD 57732
Rapid City, SD
Walk-in and feel better. No appointments needed, no long waits and no unexpected cost makes Black Hills Urgent Care the ideal choice for all of your non-emergency medical needs. Our in-house lab and onsite digital x-ray technology also allow us to diagnose issues faster so you can get back to your life faster.
741 Mountain View Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Rapid City, SD
Brett Shaffer, M.D. operates a physician-owned emergency medicine practice in Rapid City, South Dakota, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
A solo emergency medicine practitioner in Rapid City, South Dakota, Brook Eide provides care under an independent practice model. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
John Hill Jr, MD operates a physician-owned emergency medicine practice in Rapid City, South Dakota, offering personalized patient care in a private setting. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Kirsten Busse sees patients at a private emergency medicine office in Rapid City, South Dakota, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Lina Daugela sees patients at a private emergency medicine office in Rapid City, South Dakota, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include walk-in and urgent medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
2116 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Rapid City, SD
Monument Health Rapid City Urgent Care, Jackson Boulevard delivers emergency medicine medical services in Rapid City, South Dakota under private ownership. Services extend to walk-in and urgent medical care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
2116 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Rapid City, SD
Convenience matters when someone you love needs immediate medical attention. Physicians and advanced practice providers at Monument Health Rapid City Urgent Care, Lacrosse Street are available seven days a week to treat your child’s worrisome fever or your freshly sprained ankle. Monument Health Rapid City Urgent Care, Lacrosse Street is accredited by the Urgent Care Association of America.
1303 N Lacrosse St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Patients seeking emergency medicine care in Rapid City, South Dakota can visit Monument Health Rapid Valley Urgent Care, an independent practice. Beyond emergency medicine, the office offers walk-in and urgent medical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
2526 Elderberry Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57703
Rapid City, SD
At Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center, we know that injuries occur when you least expect them and require prompt diagnosis and treatment. That's why we're proud to offer our Orthopedic Urgent Care clinic at our Rapid City location for patients suffering from orthopedic injuries including fractures, broken bones, sprained ankles, sprained knees, sprained wrists, etc. Walk-ins welcome. No appointment necessary.
7220 Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD 57702
Rapid City, SD
Offering emergency medicine services in Rapid City, South Dakota, Patrick Tibbles, MD operates outside of hospital employment. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Stephen Dick sees patients at a private emergency medicine office in Rapid City, South Dakota, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
353 Fairmont Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57701
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Urgent Care 85th & Minnesota is a private emergency medicine practice located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Additional capabilities include walk-in and urgent medical care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
7600 S Minnesota Ave Unit 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Sturgis, SD
Convenience matters when someone you love needs medical attention. Physicians and advanced practice providers at Monument Health Sturgis Same-Day Appointments are available seven days a week to treat your child’s worrisome fever or your freshly sprained ankle.
2140 Junction Ave, Sturgis, SD 57785
Then PGY-Final hits, and the page is blank. A recruiter calls. A contract lands in your inbox with a 50-mile non-compete, an opaque productivity model, and a signing bonus you do not understand the strings on.
Nobody is telling you what other emergency medicine practices exist in South Dakota, what the contract really says, or which lawyer to call. The senior people in your program signed without reading because they had no guide either. This directory is the first page of the map.
I built this directory by starting with the NPPES NPI Registry, the federal database where every medical practice in the country has to register. From there, I filtered South Dakota's emergency medicine listings down to practices that are genuinely physician-owned. That means no hospital-employed roles, no academic faculty positions, no corporate-acquired clinics. What you're looking at is 27 independent emergency medicine practices across 8 cities in South Dakota.
You won't find this list anywhere else. National job boards aggregate whatever employers pay to post, regardless of ownership structure. This directory starts from the federal NPPES database and filters down to practices where physicians own the entity. That distinction matters because it determines everything: how you're compensated, how decisions get made, whether you'll ever have a real equity stake. Use it to identify practices worth reaching out to directly.
South Dakota's physician-owned emergency medicine directory lists 20 practice locations across 8 cities.
None of the emergency medicine practices listed in South Dakota carry a PE-Backed or Corporate-Acquired flag. All listings in this directory are physician-owned independent practices verified through NPPES.
Practices span 8 cities including Aberdeen, Box Elder, Brookings, and Custer.
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Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 20 physician-owned emergency medicine private practices in South Dakota, verified against the NPPES NPI Registry. All are independently operated. Hospital-employed, government, corporate, and academic positions are excluded.
A physician-owned practice is one where licensed physicians hold controlling ownership of the business entity. This is distinct from hospital employment, corporate medical groups, or private equity-backed practices where non-physician entities control the business.
The Corporate-Acquired flag means the practice was historically physician-owned but has since been acquired by a corporate entity such as Optum. The MSO-Affiliated flag means the practice uses a Management Services Organization for billing and administration while physicians retain practice-level ownership.
South Dakota doesn't have physician-owned independent emergency medicine practices in this directory. Emergency medicine care here runs through hospital systems like Sanford Health, and Sanford USD Medical Center, and Avera Health.
NPPES is the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, a federal database maintained by CMS. Every practice in this directory has an active NPI record in NPPES, confirming it is a registered U.S. medical practice.
| Physician-Owned | Hospital-Employed | Corporate / PE-Backed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who controls the practice | Physicians | Health system | Non-physician entity |
| Non-compete scope | Narrower, negotiable | Broad | Very broad |
| Partnership / buy-in path | Common | Rare | Rare |
| Call schedule flexibility | Higher | Variable | Lower |
| Productivity bonus upside | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| Included in this directory | Yes | No | Flagged |
This directory is maintained by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path. All listings are pulled from the NPPES NPI Registry (CMS.gov), the federal database of all U.S. medical providers. Hospital-employed, corporate, and government-operated positions are excluded. Last updated: .
Built by Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA, a physician who just walked this path.
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