Richard Blake Curd, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0106X

License

4941 Issued in SD

Practice address

2120 Live Stronger St
Tea, SD 57064-8331

Phone

(605) 331-5890

NPI assigned

Jul 9, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Orthopedic Institute PC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Tea, SD
  • NPI 1245263326

  Hand Surgery, SD

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Vital Care, LLC

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1306411681
  NPD Authorized official
• Vital Care, LLC

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1639744915
  NPD Authorized official
• Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, LLP

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1447780796
  NPD (past) Authorized official

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Avera McKennan

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1003188269

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1013177393

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1013980598

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1093262131

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1114113693

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1134195332

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1154531630

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1184834764

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1194799882

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1336111962

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1376575514

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Avera McKennan

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1396711016

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

• Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, LLP

  • Special Hospital
  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • NPI 1316946809

  Corporate Officer

  CMS ownership

Specialty

Hand SurgeryAlso: Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 1991

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Orthopedic Institute PC 57 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, CCN 430090
• Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD, CCN 430016

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

87.89 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

77.99

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in SD

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: richard.curd.1@21545.direct.athenahealth.com

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Apr 22, 2026.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1776816000000",
    "number": "1376576470",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2120 LIVE STRONGER ST",
            "city": "TEA",
            "state": "SD",
            "postal_code": "570648331",
            "telephone_number": "605-331-5890"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2120 LIVE STRONGER ST",
            "city": "TEA",
            "state": "SD",
            "postal_code": "570648331",
            "telephone_number": "605-331-5890"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CURD",
        "first_name": "RICHARD",
        "middle_name": "BLAKE",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-07-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-22",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-22",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "state": "SD",
            "license": "4941",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "RAILROAD MEDICARE",
            "identifier": "200041865",
            "state": "SD"
        },
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "6402090",
            "state": "SD"
        }
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    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Carrie Hanson
• Kwang U Chang, MD
• Leslie Cleveringa, OTRL
• Dustin P. Collins, MD
• Thyra Crissey, CNP
• Scott B Demasters, PA-C
• Pamela G Elshere, PAC
• Adam Fjeldheim, DDS
• Good Karma Wellness, LLC
• Bonnie Jean Haack, LPC-MH

• All providers in Tea, SD
• Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician in South Dakota

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 22, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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