# CMS NPI Healthcare Provider Registry Tracker – NPPES API (`deadwood_data_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker`) Actor Structured NPPES/NPI feed of U.S. healthcare providers: name, taxonomy/specialty, practice address, and enumeration data. For health-tech, provider-directory and sales-intelligence teams. - **URL**: https://apify.com/deadwood\_data\_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker.md - **Developed by:** [K O](https://apify.com/deadwood_data_solutions) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## CMS NPI Healthcare Provider Registry Tracker – NPPES Provider API A **CMS NPI Registry API** wrapper and healthcare-provider data feed that pulls U.S. providers from the official NPPES registry and normalizes each into a clean record: NPI, name (individual or organization), primary taxonomy/specialty, practice address, license state, phone and status. Use it to build a **provider-directory dataset**, a healthcare sales-intelligence feed, a credentialing lookup, or referral-network tooling. ### Who uses it Health-tech and provider-directory products, medical-device and pharma sales teams building territory lists, credentialing and payer-enrollment teams, and healthcare data vendors. ### Why this is worth charging for The NPI registry is the authoritative directory of U.S. providers, but its API returns deeply nested basic/address/taxonomy objects and caps skip at 1,000. This actor picks the practice-location address and primary taxonomy, handles enumeration type (individual vs organization), and delivers a clean, queryable provider feed by specialty, name or geography. ### Output Each dataset item is one normalized record: ```json { "npi": "1234567890", "enumerationType": "NPI-1", "name": "JOHN SMITH", "credential": "MD", "primaryTaxonomy": "Internal Medicine", "taxonomyCode": "207R00000X", "licenseState": "MA", "addressCity": "BOSTON", "addressState": "MA", "addressPostal": "02118", "phone": "617-555-1212", "status": "A", "url": "https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1234567890", "source": "CMS NPPES" } ```` ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | `enumerationType` | Restrict to individual or organizational providers. | | `taxonomyDescription` | Specialty description, e.g. 'Cardiology' or 'Pharmacy'. | | `organizationName` | Organization name search (supports trailing wildcard). | | `firstName` | Individual provider first name. | | `lastName` | Individual provider last name. | | `city` | Practice city. | | `state` | Practice state. | | `postalCode` | Practice ZIP (supports wildcard). | | `npi` | Look up one specific NPI number. | | `pageSize` | Results per page (NPPES max 200). | | `maxPagesToScan` | Pages per run (NPPES caps total skip at 1,000). | | `onlyNewSinceLastRun` | Recommended for schedules — skips records already returned by a previous run using persisted state, so you're only charged for genuinely new items. | | `maxItems` | Stop after this many normalized records. | ### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event) - **`query`** — $0.02, charged once per run for the API query/poll. - **`provider-record`** — $0.01 per normalized record pushed. This is the primary event. - `apify-actor-start` (Apify-managed) — covers baseline compute per run. A specialty+geography pull returns up to ~1,000 providers per run for a few dollars. Narrow with city/state/taxonomy to build precise territory lists cheaply. ### Source & reliability Data comes from the official `npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov` NPPES API. Practice-location address and primary taxonomy are selected automatically. No key or proxies required. Run `npm test` for the offline self-test covering the normalizer, including edge cases and missing-field handling. ### FAQ **Is there an API for the NPI registry?** Yes — this actor wraps the official NPPES API and returns clean, flattened provider records via the Apify API, webhook or export. **Can I build a specialty list for a state?** Yes. Set taxonomyDescription and state (NPPES caps results at 1,200 per query; narrow by city/ZIP for more coverage). *** *SEO keywords: NPI registry API, NPPES API, healthcare provider data, physician directory scraper, provider lookup API, medical sales territory data* # Actor input Schema ## `enumerationType` (type: `string`): Restrict to individual or organizational providers. ## `taxonomyDescription` (type: `string`): Specialty description, e.g. 'Cardiology' or 'Pharmacy'. ## `organizationName` (type: `string`): Organization name search (supports trailing wildcard). ## `firstName` (type: `string`): Individual provider first name. ## `lastName` (type: `string`): Individual provider last name. ## `city` (type: `string`): Practice city. ## `state` (type: `string`): Practice state. ## `postalCode` (type: `string`): Practice ZIP (supports wildcard). ## `npi` (type: `string`): Look up one specific NPI number. ## `pageSize` (type: `integer`): Results per page (NPPES max 200). ## `maxPagesToScan` (type: `integer`): Pages per run (NPPES caps total skip at 1,000). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many normalized records have been pushed. Leave blank for no limit (bounded by pagination settings). ## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`): Recommended for scheduled runs. Uses persisted state to skip records already returned earlier, so a recurring schedule only charges for genuinely new items. ## Actor input object example ```json { "pageSize": 200, "maxPagesToScan": 3, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("deadwood_data_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("deadwood_data_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call deadwood_data_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=deadwood_data_solutions/cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "CMS NPI Healthcare Provider Registry Tracker – NPPES API", "description": "Structured NPPES/NPI feed of U.S. healthcare providers: name, taxonomy/specialty, practice address, and enumeration data. For health-tech, provider-directory and sales-intelligence teams.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Xk7fQYcmiDQ0AhLpu" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-deadwood_data_solutions-cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-deadwood_data_solutions-cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-deadwood_data_solutions-cms-npi-provider-registry-tracker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "enumerationType": { "title": "Provider type", "enum": [ "NPI-1", "NPI-2" ], "type": "string", "description": "Restrict to individual or organizational providers." }, "taxonomyDescription": { "title": "Taxonomy / specialty", "type": "string", "description": "Specialty description, e.g. 'Cardiology' or 'Pharmacy'." }, "organizationName": { "title": "Organization name", "type": "string", "description": "Organization name search (supports trailing wildcard)." }, "firstName": { "title": "First name", "type": "string", "description": "Individual provider first name." }, "lastName": { "title": "Last name", "type": "string", "description": "Individual provider last name." }, "city": { "title": "City", "type": "string", "description": "Practice city." }, "state": { "title": "State (2-letter)", "type": "string", "description": "Practice state." }, "postalCode": { "title": "Postal code", "type": "string", "description": "Practice ZIP (supports wildcard)." }, "npi": { "title": "Exact NPI", "type": "string", "description": "Look up one specific NPI number." }, "pageSize": { "title": "Per page", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200, "type": "integer", "description": "Results per page (NPPES max 200).", "default": 200 }, "maxPagesToScan": { "title": "Max pages to scan", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 6, "type": "integer", "description": "Pages per run (NPPES caps total skip at 1,000).", "default": 3 }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum records to return", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many normalized records have been pushed. Leave blank for no limit (bounded by pagination settings)." }, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": { "title": "Only return records not seen in a previous run", "type": "boolean", "description": "Recommended for scheduled runs. Uses persisted state to skip records already returned earlier, so a recurring schedule only charges for genuinely new items.", "default": true } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```