# Find California dentists in the NPI registry

**Use case:** 

Queries the official CMS NPPES NPI Registry for dentists in California, covering both individual practitioners and organisations, and returns the first 10 provider records. Change the state, city or specialty to build healthcare provider lead lists or verify NPI numbers.

## Input

```json
{
  "state": "CA",
  "taxonomyDescription": "dentist",
  "enumerationType": "both",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "npi": {
    "label": "NPI"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Provider name"
  },
  "credential": {
    "label": "Credential"
  },
  "specialty": {
    "label": "Specialty"
  },
  "city": {
    "label": "City"
  },
  "state": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "phone": {
    "label": "Phone"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The NPI Healthcare Provider Scraper (NPPES) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find California dentists in the NPI registry". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/7687ivczBSl4qjIWG) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find California dentists in the NPI registry" task

The NPI Healthcare Provider Scraper (NPPES) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like state (2-letter code), specialty / taxonomy description, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find California dentists in the NPI registry" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as NPI, provider name, credential, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Find California dentists in the NPI registry" task via API](https://apify.com/devilscrapes/npi-healthcare-provider-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [NPI Healthcare Provider Scraper (NPPES)](https://apify.com/devilscrapes/npi-healthcare-provider-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/devilscrapes/npi-healthcare-provider-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/devilscrapes/npi-healthcare-provider-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).