Michael Aanderud, PAC
Physician Assistant
📍 7220 S Highway 16
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Doctors and clinicians with a real, verified practice in Rapid City, SD. CHAMPVA has no network, so call any of them to confirm they accept it before your visit; the phone script is below.
Military community Rapid City is home to many military and veteran families connected to Ellsworth Air Force Base. CHAMPVA covers the eligible spouses, survivors, and children of veterans who are permanently and totally disabled from service-connected conditions or who died from them. It is used at civilian providers like the ones below, not on base.
Each provider below has a confirmed practice address in Rapid City (from the federal NPPES registry) and accepts Medicare assignment. Call to confirm they accept CHAMPVA before your visit.
Physician Assistant
📍 7220 S Highway 16
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Family Medicine
📍 5410 Sheridan Lake Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist
📍 2800 3rd St
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Physician Assistant
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Family Medicine
📍 502 E Monroe St
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Nurse Practitioner, Family
📍 529 Kansas City St Ste 203
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
📍 9587 Clarkson Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Nurse Practitioner, Family
📍 1303 N Lacrosse St
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Internal Medicine
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
📍 2820 Mount Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Hospitalist
📍 4520 Wentworth Dr
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Anesthesiology
📍 353 Fairmont Blvd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medicine
📍 4454 W Glen Pl
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Physician Assistant
📍 7220 Mount Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702Get directions
Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
📍 2820 Mount Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology
📍 2820 Mount Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Obstetrics & Gynecology
📍 2820 Mount Rushmore Rd
Rapid City, SD 57701Get directions
Filter local providers by specialty or name. Results come from the federal NPPES registry and are confirmed to have a practice address in Rapid City.
"Hi, I have CHAMPVA through the VA. It is a federal program that pays like Medicare. Since your office accepts Medicare, you can bill CHAMPVA the same way. Can billing confirm you will accept a CHAMPVA patient?"
Ask for the billing department if the front desk is unsure. Offices can verify CHAMPVA at 800-733-8387. Full walkthrough: how to find a CHAMPVA provider.
Call the office and ask for billing, not the front desk. Say: "I have CHAMPVA, a federal program that pays like Medicare. Your office accepts Medicare, so you can bill CHAMPVA the same way. Will you accept a CHAMPVA patient?" Most Medicare practices say yes.
After your $50 yearly outpatient deductible, you pay 25 percent of the CHAMPVA allowable amount, which is tied to Medicare rates. A typical office visit runs $20 to $40 out of pocket, and your family's yearly costs are capped at $3,000.
Yes. CHAMPVA covers telehealth in line with Medicare rules, and listings marked Telehealth offer virtual visits. This is often the fastest option for mental health care.