# Nurse & Physician License Verification (Texas) (`hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier`) Actor

Verify Texas RN and physician/PA licenses by name or license number: status, expiry, disciplinary flags.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier.md
- **Developed by:** [Maybe Quark](https://apify.com/hamsmoothie) (community)
- **Categories:** Other, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 one healthcare license records

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## Texas Nurse and Physician License Verification (RN, MD, PA)

**Healthcare License Verifier** checks Texas nurse (RN) and physician or physician-assistant licenses by last name, first name or license number and returns one clean row per licensee: license number, type, status, issue and expiry dates, disciplinary status and a board-action flag. It reads the Texas open data portal (data.texas.gov): the Texas Board of Nursing RN register and the Texas Medical Board licensure file. Coverage is Texas only. There is no login or API key, and addresses and birth years are not returned.

### Input

Set `profession` to `nurse` or `physician`, then name prefixes or an exact license number. This example lists physicians and PAs named Garcia with disciplinary status:

```json
{
  "profession": "physician",
  "lastName": "Garcia",
  "firstName": "",
  "licenseNumber": "",
  "disciplinaryOnly": true,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

- `profession`: `nurse` (Texas Board of Nursing RN register) or `physician` (Texas Medical Board: physicians, PAs, allied) (default `nurse`).
- `lastName`: case-insensitive prefix match on last name (default `Smith`).
- `firstName`: optional prefix match on first name.
- `licenseNumber`: exact license number. If set, name filters are ignored.
- `disciplinaryOnly`: return only licensees with a disciplinary status or a current board action (default false).
- `maxResults`: 1 to 5000 (default 50).

### Output

One row per license. Real example row from the nurse register (an inactive license):

```json
{
  "profession": "nurse",
  "licenseNumber": "10000",
  "firstName": "LOTTIE",
  "lastName": "GRAY",
  "licenseType": "Registered Nurse",
  "licenseStatus": "INACTIVE (I)",
  "currentlyLicensed": null,
  "licenseIssueDate": "1927-12-10",
  "licenseExpirationDate": "1982-03-01",
  "disciplinaryStatus": "NONE",
  "hasBoardAction": false,
  "degree": null,
  "state": "TX",
  "url": "https://data.texas.gov/d/tgb2-j935"
}
```

### Use cases

Search phrases this actor is built for:

- **"Verify Texas nurse license"**: set `profession` to `nurse` and search by name or license number.
- **"Check physician license status in Texas by name"**: set `profession` to `physician` and read `licenseStatus`, `licenseExpirationDate` and `currentlyLicensed`.
- **"Healthcare license disciplinary action lookup"**: set `disciplinaryOnly` to true and read `disciplinaryStatus` and `hasBoardAction`.

Typical users are healthcare staffing agencies, credentialing and compliance teams, hospital HR, background-check providers and telehealth operators. It also works as a tool for AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

### Pricing

Pay per result: each license row returned is one billable result, listed at $0.002 per row ($2 per 1,000). No subscription. Set a maximum charge on the run for a hard ceiling.

### Limits

- Texas only, and only the RN register and the Medical Board file. Other professions (LVNs, APRNs as separate licenses, dentists, pharmacists) are not covered.
- Data is whatever the boards publish on the open data portal; it is not primary-source verification for legal purposes. Confirm with the board where required.
- Name search is a prefix match; use `licenseNumber` for an exact lookup.
- `maxResults` is capped at 5,000 per run.

### FAQ

**Is other-state data included?** No, Texas only.

**How current is it?** It follows the boards' open-data refreshes; check the portal for the latest update date.

**Does it return personal contact details?** No. Addresses and year of birth are not returned.

# Actor input Schema

## `profession` (type: `string`):

nurse = Texas Board of Nursing RN register; physician = Texas Medical Board licenses (physicians, PAs, allied).

## `lastName` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive prefix match on last name.

## `firstName` (type: `string`):

Optional prefix match on first name.

## `licenseNumber` (type: `string`):

Exact license number. If set, name filters are ignored.

## `disciplinaryOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Return only licensees with a disciplinary status or current board action.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum rows to return (1-5000).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "profession": "nurse",
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "firstName": "",
  "licenseNumber": "",
  "disciplinaryOnly": false,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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 hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hamsmoothie/healthcare-license-verifier"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/XkAL55jCheiBpqOWl/builds/iB3YmaTzb6ZZAg6pr/openapi.json