CMS Open Payments - Pharma to Physician Payments

Overview

Scrape CMS Open Payments data showing payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies to physicians and healthcare providers. Data includes payment amounts, types, payer companies, and recipient details. Pharma to Physician Payments.

Features

• Search by keywords to find specific results
• Filter results by category or type
• Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats
• Control output volume with configurable result limits

Use Cases

• Track - Track federal government data releases and updates
• Build - Build datasets for policy research and analysis
• Monitor - Monitor regulatory changes and compliance requirements
• Aggregate - Aggregate public government data for transparency projects

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
physicianLastName	string	Search by physician last name (exact match, case-insensitive)
physicianFirstName	string	Search by physician first name (exact match, case-insensitive)
physicianNpi	string	Search by National Provider Identifier (10-digit number)
manufacturerName	string	Filter by paying pharmaceutical or device company name (partial match)
state	string	Filter by recipient state (2-letter code, e.g., CA, NY, TX)
minAmount	number	Filter payments above this USD amount	0
natureOfPayment	string	Type of payment (e.g., Food and Beverage, Consulting Fee, Travel and Lodging,...
year	string	Program year for payment data (2018-2024)	2024
paymentType	string	Type of payment dataset to query	general
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of payment records to return	1000

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "title": "Sample Government - Federal Result",
  "agency": "Department of Commerce",
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "description": "Detailed description of the item...",
  "documentUrl": "https://example.com/item/12345",
  "category": "Standard",
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345"
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

• $0.001 per result
• $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

1. Go to the CMS Open Payments - Pharma to Physician Payments actor page
2. Configure your input parameters
3. Click Start and wait for the results
4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~cms-open-payments-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/cms-open-payments-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect CMS Open Payments - Pharma to Physician Payments with your existing tools and workflows:

• API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
• Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
• Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
• Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
• Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration