There are 15 physician-owned otolaryngology practices in South Dakota, vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. Hospital-employed, government, and academic positions are excluded.
24 physician-owned otolaryngology practices in South Dakota. Every listing vetted against the NPPES NPI Registry. See what is actually out there before you sign your first contract.
MCAT. STEPs. Match. ABIM. Each one was a milestone someone else designed. You hit them in order, on time, and the path kept going.
Once you can name three independent otolaryngology groups in your target city, every clause in your hospital contract becomes negotiable in a way it was not five minutes ago. The same non-compete, the same productivity formula, the same partnership track suddenly have something to be measured against. 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
Brookings, SD
Midwest ENT & ALLERGY, Brookings, SD operates a otolaryngology medical office in Brookings, South Dakota, outside of hospital employment. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
300 22nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006
Rapid City, SD
Practicing otolaryngology in Rapid City, South Dakota, Jay White offers care through an owner-operated medical office. The practice also provides ear, nose, and throat care and allergy and immune system care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Dr. Snyder is a double-board certified plastic surgeon with special interests in breast reconstruction, breast enhancement and body contouring.
3615 5th St #101, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Serving Rapid City and surrounding South Dakota communities, Monument Health Ear, Nose and Throat is a private otolaryngology medical practice. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care, allergy and immune system care, and outpatient medical care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Offering otolaryngology services in Rapid City, South Dakota, Rob Schleiffarth, MD operates outside of hospital employment. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
241 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Robert Burgess, M.D., was born in Deadwood and grew up in Rapid City. He attended the University of South Dakota then obtained his medical degree at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he graduated with honors. He trained at the top ranked ENT residency in the country, the University of Iowa and practiced in Montana before returning home to Rapid City. Dr. Burgess enjoys all aspects of the specialty and sees both adults and children. He has special interest in pediatrics, ear surgery and
4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Skye Lawlor, MD - ENT provides otolaryngology services from a privately held practice in Rapid City, South Dakota. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
241 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Rapid City, SD
Troy Howard sees patients at a private otolaryngology office in Rapid City, South Dakota, emphasizing physician autonomy in clinical care. Additional capabilities include ear, nose, and throat care and allergy and immune system care. Physicians exploring opportunities can reach out through the practice website or by phone.
241 Minnesota St, Rapid City, SD 57701
Sioux Falls, SD
Midwest ENT & Allergy, located in Sioux Falls, SD, is the area’s specialist in total care of the ear, nose, throat and sinuses. We put our patient's needs First and pride ourselves on excellent patient care and our patient's experience. Dr. Todd has been with Midwest ENT & ALLERGY since 2003. He is Board Certified and fully accredited in the field of otorhinolaryngology. His special interests include: rhinology, allergies and facial plastics. Rhinology (the study of the nose) encompasses both th
2315 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Sioux Falls, SD
Dr. Bennett has been trained to provide comprehensive otolaryngology care. His special interests include disorders of the ear/hearing, endoscopic sinus surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, voice and swallowing disorders.
2315 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Sioux Falls, SD
Kenneth M. Scott, MD. Midwest ENT & ALLERGY provides otolaryngology services from a privately held practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Beyond otolaryngology, the office offers ear, nose, and throat care. Employment and partnership inquiries can be directed to the practice via their website.
2315 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Sioux Falls, SD
Midwest ENT & Allergy, located in Sioux Falls, SD, is the area’s specialist in total care of the ear, nose, throat and sinuses. Dr. Kasznica has been with Midwest ENT & ALLERGY since 2010. He is Board Certified in the field of otorhinolaryngology. His special interests include: Sinus, Allergy, Pediatrics, Thyroid/Parathyroid, Laryngology, General and Medical ENT.
2315 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Sioux Falls, SD
Offering otolaryngology services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thomas Tamura, MD. Midwest ENT & ALLERGY operates outside of hospital employment. The practice also provides ear, nose, and throat care and allergy and immune system care. Visit the practice website or call to discuss potential openings.
2315 W 57th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
Spearfish, SD
Dr. Loren Jones received his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Afterwards, he then attended the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine. He completed his six-year urology residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is board certified in urology. Dr. Jones has an interest in minimally-invasive surgery, treating a wide variety of urologic conditions with different techniques. During his reside
1445 North Ave, Spearfish, SD 57783
Spearfish, SD
Based in Spearfish, South Dakota, Monument Health Ear, Nose and Throat provides otolaryngology services through a private practice model. Services extend to ear, nose, and throat care. Reach the office through their website or direct phone line for career-related questions.
1445 North Ave, Spearfish, SD 57783
Then you hit your last year of training and the structure ends. Someone wires you a stipend to come look at a hospital. Someone else sends an MSA with a non-compete you do not have time to read.
The senior residents signed their first contracts without reading every clause. Not because they did not care, but because nobody had handed them a map of what else existed. So they took the first offer. This directory exists so you do not have to.
There are 24 physician-owned otolaryngology practices in South Dakota, spread across 4 cities. I pulled every one of them from the NPPES NPI Registry, which is the federal database that CMS maintains for active providers. Then I filtered out anything that isn't independently operated. Hospital-employed positions, academic faculty roles, locum agencies, government clinics, they're all excluded. What's left is a clean list of practices where physicians hold actual ownership and make their own clinical decisions.
The reason this matters is that job boards don't distinguish between an independent otolaryngology practice and a corporate medical group. They list them side by side, identical formatting, identical apply buttons. But the compensation model, the call schedule, the equity path, and the long-term upside are completely different depending on who owns the practice. This page separates the two. You can work through the list, contact practices directly, and skip the recruiter entirely.
South Dakota's physician-owned otolaryngology directory lists 15 practice locations across 4 cities. The largest group is Monument Health Ear, Nose and Throat (2 locations).
None of the otolaryngology 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 are located in Brookings, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Spearfish.
Three steps. Skip any one of them and you are back to signing the first thing handed to you.
You are already here. 15 physician-owned otolaryngology groups in South Dakota, vetted against NPPES.
The Real Contract walks you through every clause that matters: non-compete, productivity, tail coverage, partnership track.
A vetted directory of physician-contract attorneys in South Dakota. The person on your side should be one who actually does this work.
Browse 24 physician-owned otolaryngology groups in South Dakota, then read the contract you were handed with everything else in view.
“You spent fifteen years on a map. Then someone took it away.”
Daniel Aragón, MD, MBAThere are 15 physician-owned otolaryngology 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's physician-owned otolaryngology practices include Midwest ENT & Allergy (Sioux Falls, 7 physicians) and West River ENT & Allergy (Rapid City).
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.
Yes. ENT practices that employ licensed audiologists can dispense hearing aids directly to patients. In South Dakota, hearing aid dispensing requires either an audiologist holding an appropriate state license, or a hearing instrument specialist license. Most commercial insurers do not cover hearing aids, so revenue is collected directly from patients at time of fitting. Revenue distribution varies by practice, some allocate audiology revenue to the responsible audiologist's physician partner; others pool it as general practice overhead. This is worth clarifying before joining.
| 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 a physician who just walked this path. Daniel Aragón, MD, MBA.
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