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Dr. David H. Lang, MD

(46 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Professional interests include: wrist problems, hand problems

7220 S Highway 16
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 341-1414

Dr. David H. Lang, MD is an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

7220 Mount Rushmore Road
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 341-1414

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7220 S Highway 16
Rapid City, SD 57702

(605) 341-1414

(605) 341-7062

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In The News

“She spoke the next week with her surgeon, Dr. David Lang, who gave her the choice between a lumpectomy and mastectomy, and Stacey was scheduled for her lumpectomy surgery the next Monday.”—"Cancer patient leans on support from afar", Shaw Media, November 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2012 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
decompression surgery	101
doctor visit	294
injections	66
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	82
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nerve procedures	101
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	25
transplant procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	137
X-rays	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
decompression surgery	83
doctor visit	357
excision	19
immobilization	13
injections	58
joint surgery	38
minimally invasive procedures	83
nerve procedures	83
reconstructive surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
tendon surgery	54
transplant procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	137

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	18
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2014 were upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	64
doctor visit	337
excision	15
immobilization	17
injections	29
joint surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	64
musculoskeletal imaging	14
nerve procedures	64
reconstructive surgery	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
tendon surgery	70
transplant procedures	24
upper extremity surgery	143
X-rays	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	16
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2015 were upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	238
injections	24
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	31
nerve procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	14
transplant procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	234
injections	69
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve procedures	35
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2017 were injections, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	180
injections	60
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	18
nerve procedures	20
upper extremity surgery	20
X-rays	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2018 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	189
injections	60
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	78

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2019 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	156
injections	65
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2020 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111
injections	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2021 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	177
injections	57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD during 2022 were injections, nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	168
injections	48
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve procedures	21
upper extremity surgery	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD in 2022

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David H. Lang, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Rapid City, SD were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

aspiration	19
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	221
excision	17
immobilization	15
injections	50
joint surgery	25
minimally invasive procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	21
nerve procedures	42
open surgery	19
reconstructive surgery	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
tendon surgery	35
transplant procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	3
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	103

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David H. Lang, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David H. Lang, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David H. Lang, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 46 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David H. Lang, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rapid City, SD.

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Biography

Dr. David Lang practices hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. The average patient rating for Dr. Lang is 5.0 stars (out of 5). His areas of clinical interest consist of hand problems and wrist problems.