HHS-OIG LEIE Exclusions Database Scraper

Scrape the HHS Office of Inspector General List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) — the official federal registry of health care providers, suppliers, and entities banned from participating in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal health care programs. Search the full current database by name, NPI, state, specialty, general category, or exclusion type, or pull a specific month's new exclusions and reinstatements. HTTP-only via HHS-OIG's official downloadable database. No login, no API key.

What this actor does

• Two modes: search (the full current exclusions list) and monthlyUpdates (a specific month's new exclusions / reinstatements)
• Rich filtering: last/first/business name, NPI, UPIN, city, ZIP, state, general category, specialty, exclusion type
• Finite dropdowns: 58 states/territories, 87 general categories, 205 specialties, 22 statutory exclusion types
• Both individuals and entities — physicians, nurses, pharmacies, DME companies, home health agencies, and more
• Empty fields are omitted

Output per record

• name — full name (individuals) or business name (entities)
• isEntity — true for a business/organization, false for a named individual
• lastName, firstName, middleName (individuals) / businessName (entities)
• generalCategory — broad HHS-OIG classification (e.g. PHYSICIAN (MD, DO), PHARMACY, HOME HEALTH AGENCY)
• specialty — detailed specialty/occupation (e.g. NURSE/NURSES AIDE, DME - OXYGEN)
• npi, upin — provider identifiers, when on file
• dateOfBirth — individuals only, when on file
• address, city, state, zip
• exclusionType — statutory basis code (42 U.S.C. §1320a-7), e.g. 1128a1, 1128b7
• exclusionDate — when the exclusion took effect
• reinstatementDate — when the individual/entity was reinstated, if applicable
• waiverDate, waiverState — if a waiver was granted
• supplementType — newExclusion or reinstatement (mode=monthlyUpdates only)
• sourceUrl
• recordType: "exclusion", scrapedAt

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search (current database) / monthlyUpdates (one month's supplement)
lastName / firstName	string	–	Individual name filters (partial match)
businessName	string	–	Entity name filter (partial match)
npi / upin	string	–	Exact provider identifier
city	string	–	Partial match
zip	string	–	Exact 5-digit ZIP
state	string	–	One of 58 US states/territories
generalCategory	string	–	One of 87 HHS-OIG categories
specialty	string	–	One of 205 HHS-OIG specialties
exclusionType	string	–	One of 22 statutory exclusion type codes
year / month	int	–	Reporting month (mode=monthlyUpdates)
listType	string	newExclusions	newExclusions / reinstatements / both (mode=monthlyUpdates)
maxItems	int	50	Hard cap on emitted records (1–5000)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify proxy	Optional automatic fallback if the HHS-OIG source rate-limits/blocks the datacenter IP

Example: search by state and general category

{
  "mode": "search",
  "state": "CA",
  "generalCategory": "PHARMACY",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Example: search by name

{
  "mode": "search",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "maxItems": 25
}

Example: search by NPI

{
  "mode": "search",
  "npi": "1326440447"
}

Example: a specific month's new exclusions

{
  "mode": "monthlyUpdates",
  "year": 2026,
  "month": "5",
  "listType": "newExclusions",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Example: a specific month's reinstatements

{
  "mode": "monthlyUpdates",
  "year": 2026,
  "month": "5",
  "listType": "reinstatements"
}

Use cases

• Healthcare compliance — screen employees, vendors, and contractors against the federal exclusion list before hiring/onboarding
• Payer & TPA operations — verify billing providers aren't excluded before processing claims
• Background check platforms — enrich screening reports with LEIE exclusion status
• Healthcare M&A due diligence — check target-company personnel for exclusion history
• Compliance monitoring — track new exclusions and reinstatements each month by state or specialty

FAQ

What's the data source? HHS-OIG's official downloadable LEIE database (oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/downloadables/), the same file used by every healthcare compliance program in the country. It's refreshed monthly.

Is this official/affiliated with HHS-OIG? No — this is a third-party actor built on HHS-OIG's own publicly downloadable database files.

Why doesn't this actor use the online search form at exclusions.oig.hhs.gov? That page is a legacy name-lookup tool capped at 5 names per search, with no filtering by NPI, state, specialty, or exclusion type. HHS-OIG's own guidance recommends the downloadable database for anything beyond a handful of one-off name checks — so that's what this actor uses, giving you every filter the online tool lacks.

What's the difference between an individual and an entity record? Individuals (physicians, nurses, etc.) have lastName/firstName; entities (pharmacies, DME companies, home health agencies) have only a businessName. The isEntity field tells you which.

What do the exclusion type codes mean? They cite the statutory basis under 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7 — e.g. 1128a1 is a conviction of a program-related crime (mandatory exclusion), 1128b4 is a license revocation (permissive exclusion). The dropdown shows the plain-English description for each code.

How far back does monthlyUpdates go? HHS-OIG keeps roughly the last 12-18 months of monthly supplement files live under a predictable URL. If you request an older month, the actor reports the actual available range in its status message — for historical data beyond that window, use search mode against the current full database instead.

How fresh is the data? The full database (search mode) is regenerated by HHS-OIG monthly. Monthly supplements are typically posted in the first two weeks of the following month.

Does an exclusion ever expire on its own? No — an excluded individual/entity remains excluded until formally reinstated by HHS-OIG (see reinstatementDate) or granted a waiver (see waiverDate/waiverState).