# US Healthcare Provider & Clinic NPI Registry Lead Scraper (`informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper`) Actor

Scrape US healthcare providers, medical clinics, dental practices & physicians from the official CMS NPPES NPI Registry v2.1 with Authorized Officials, phones & licenses.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Almandine Data](https://apify.com/informed_almandine_vzb) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Business, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.50 / 1,000 healthcare provider or clinic npi record scrapeds

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

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# README

## US Healthcare Provider & Clinic NPI Registry Lead Scraper

Scrape US healthcare providers, medical clinics, dental practices & physicians from the official CMS NPPES NPI Registry v2.1 with Authorized Officials, phones & licenses.

### What it does

Queries the official US CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES NPI Registry v2.1 API) across all 50 states for medical clinics, dental practices, labs, hospitals (NPI-2), and individual specialists (NPI-1) — extracting 10-digit NPIs, clinic Authorized Official decision-maker names/titles/phones, practice addresses, phone/fax numbers, state license numbers, and NUCC taxonomy codes. Export clean, deduplicated data as **JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or RSS**, or connect directly via the **Apify REST API, Python/JavaScript SDKs, CLI, MCP Server, Clay, n8n, Make, or Zapier** — with **no login, cookies, or browser overhead**.

### Use cases

- **Healthcare SaaS, EHR & Medical Billing Outbound Sales:** Extract `NPI-2` clinics and medical groups with the **Authorized Official** decision-maker's full name (`authorizedOfficialName`), title (`authorizedOfficialTitle`, e.g., Owner, CEO, President, Medical Director), and direct telephone (`authorizedOfficialPhone`).
- **Dental, MedSpa & Specialty Clinic Lead Generation:** Build multi-state territory lists for `Dentist`, `Dermatology`, `Cardiology`, `Physical Therapist`, `Optometrist`, or `Chiropractor` practices with verified street addresses, phone, and fax numbers.
- **Healthcare Staffing & Locum Tenens Recruiting:** Identify licensed `NPI-1` specialists (`credential`, `licenseNumber`, `licenseState`, `primaryTaxonomyCode`) across all 50 US states.
- **Provider Network & Directory Verification:** Validate 10-digit NPI numbers (`npiNumber`), active status, enumeration dates, and primary NUCC taxonomy classifications in bulk.

### Why use this scraper?

| Feature | This Actor | Generic Browser / HTML Scrapers |
|---|---|---|
| **Architecture** | Direct structured API / JSON / SSR requests (`curl_cffi`) | Heavy headless browser automation |
| **Speed & reliability** | **2–25 seconds** for 50–200 items | Minutes of high compute burn |
| **Pricing model** | **Pay per result (`$0.00` actor-start fee)** | Monthly rental or high CU overhead |
| **Error handling** | Failed inputs logged in `ERRORS` key-value record and **never charged** | Bills compute time even on failures |

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `taxonomies` | `array` | `["Dentist", "Cardiology", "Dermatology", "Phy...` | Specialty or taxonomy descriptions to query across the CMS NPPES NPI Registry (e.g. 'Dentist', 'Cardiology', 'Dermatology', 'Physical Therapist', 'Family Medicine', 'Clinic', 'Optometrist'). |
| `states` | `array` | `["CA", "NY", "TX"]` | Two-letter US state or territory codes (e.g. 'CA', 'NY', 'TX', 'FL', 'IL'). |
| `city` | `string` | `""` | Optional city name filter (e.g. 'Los Angeles', 'New York', 'Houston'). |
| `postalCode` | `string` | `""` | Optional 5-digit ZIP code or prefix filter (e.g. '90210' or '902\*'). |
| `enumerationType` | `string` | `"ALL"` | Filter to 'NPI-2' (Organizations, Clinics, Dental Practices & Labs — includes Authorized Official decision-maker name, title & phone), 'NPI-1' (Individual Physicians & Specialists), or 'ALL'. |
| `organizationName` | `string` | `""` | Optional medical group, hospital, or clinic organization name filter. |
| `onlyNew` | `boolean` | `false` | Deduplicate by 10-digit NPI number across runs via Apify Key-Value Store. |
| `maxResultsPerQuery` | `integer` | `20` | Maximum number of NPI provider/clinic records to emit per specialty taxonomy (default 4 taxonomies x 20 = 80 records). |
| `delaySeconds` | `number` | `0.15` | Polite pause between upstream HTTP requests (seconds). |

#### Parameter details

- **Medical specialties or taxonomy descriptions** (`taxonomies`, `array`): Specialty or taxonomy descriptions to query across the CMS NPPES NPI Registry (e.g. 'Dentist', 'Cardiology', 'Dermatology', 'Physical Therapist', 'Family Medicine', 'Clinic', 'Optometrist').
- **US State codes (2-letter)** (`states`, `array`): Two-letter US state or territory codes (e.g. 'CA', 'NY', 'TX', 'FL', 'IL').
- **City filter (optional)** (`city`, `string`): Optional city name filter (e.g. 'Los Angeles', 'New York', 'Houston').
- **ZIP / Postal code filter (optional)** (`postalCode`, `string`): Optional 5-digit ZIP code or prefix filter (e.g. '90210' or '902\*').
- **Provider entity type (NPI-2 Clinics vs NPI-1 Individuals)** (`enumerationType`, `string`): Filter to 'NPI-2' (Organizations, Clinics, Dental Practices & Labs — includes Authorized Official decision-maker name, title & phone), 'NPI-1' (Individual Physicians & Specialists), or 'ALL'.
- **Organization / Clinic name search (optional)** (`organizationName`, `string`): Optional medical group, hospital, or clinic organization name filter.
- **Only new NPI numbers** (`onlyNew`, `boolean`): Deduplicate by 10-digit NPI number across runs via Apify Key-Value Store.
- **Max results per specialty query** (`maxResultsPerQuery`, `integer`): Maximum number of NPI provider/clinic records to emit per specialty taxonomy (default 4 taxonomies x 20 = 80 records).
- **Delay between requests** (`delaySeconds`, `number`): Polite pause between requests (default `0.15`).

#### Example input

```json
{
  "taxonomies": [
    "Dentist",
    "Cardiology",
    "Dermatology",
    "Physical Therapist"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "city": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "enumerationType": "ALL",
  "organizationName": "",
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20
}
```

### Quickstart: API, Python & Automation (Clay / n8n / Make)

Run directly via the Apify REST API (`POST /v2/acts/informed_almandine_vzb~us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper/runs`) or Python SDK:

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper").call(run_input={"taxonomies": ["Dentist", "Cardiology", "Dermatology", "Physical Therapist"], "states": ["CA", "NY", "TX"], "city": "", "postalCode": "", "enumerationType": "ALL", "organizationName": "", "onlyNew": false, "maxResultsPerQuery": 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)
```

### Output & example output

One dataset row per result. Default table view columns: `npiNumber, entityType, providerOrOrganizationName, primaryTaxonomyDescription, practiceCity, practiceState, practicePhone, authorizedOfficialName, authorizedOfficialTitle, url`. Full structured JSON is stored in the run's default dataset.

#### Example output item

```json
{
  "npiNumber": "1760813802",
  "entityType": "NPI-2 Organization",
  "providerOrOrganizationName": "101 DENTAL GROUP",
  "firstName": "AMIR",
  "lastName": "CHOROOMI",
  "credential": "MD/DDS/Provider",
  "primaryTaxonomyCode": "1223G0001X",
  "primaryTaxonomyDescription": "Dentist, General Practice",
  "licenseNumber": "54634",
  "licenseState": "CA",
  "practiceAddressLine1": "7259 OWENSMOUTH AVE",
  "practiceAddressLine2": "",
  "practiceCity": "CANOGA PARK",
  "practiceState": "CA",
  "practiceZip": "91303-1530",
  "practicePhone": "818-999-9900",
  "practiceFax": "818-999-9978",
  "authorizedOfficialName": "AMIR H CHOROOMI",
  "authorizedOfficialTitle": "dentist",
  "authorizedOfficialCredential": "MD/DDS/Provider",
  "authorizedOfficialPhone": "8187353800",
  "enumerationDate": "2013-11-27",
  "lastUpdatedDate": "2013-11-27",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "url": "https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1760813802",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-25T16:20:13+00:00"
}
```

### Pricing (Pay-Per-Result)

This Actor uses transparent **Pay-Per-Event** pricing with a **`$0.00` actor-start fee**:

| Event | What is charged | Price |
|---|---|---|
| `provider-result` | Healthcare provider or clinic NPI record scraped (One normalized US healthcare provider or medical clinic record from CMS NPPES NPI Registry) | **$0.0015 / result** (**$1.50 / 1,000 results**) |
| `apify-actor-start` | Actor start fee | **$0.00** |

#### Concrete pricing math

- **`provider-result` (Healthcare provider or clinic NPI record scraped):** `1,000 results = $1.50` (`50 results = $0.07`, `10,000 results = $15.00`). Apify's **$5.00/month Free Tier** covers up to **3,333 results/month** at **$0.00** out-of-pocket.
- **Empty runs (`0` results) & skipped duplicates (`onlyNew` / `onlyChanged`):** **$0.00**.

### Data and compliance

100% official public U.S. federal business/practice registry data published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS NPPES API v2.1) under FOIA and HIPAA Administrative Simplification mandates. Strictly commercial provider/practice directory data; zero patient PHI. Requests are rate-limited and routed through Apify Proxy. Per-input errors are recorded in the run's `ERRORS` key-value record and are never charged.

### FAQ

**Do I need an account, login, or API key?**\
No. This Actor queries public endpoints directly and requires zero credentials.

**What happens if I start a run with empty `{}` input via API or CLI?**\
Every input defines identical `prefill` and `default` values in `.actor/input_schema.json`, so an empty `{}` run automatically returns **50+ live records** out of the box.

**How does incremental deduplication (`onlyNew`) work?**\
When `onlyNew: true` is enabled, the Actor stores seen record IDs in a named Apify Key-Value Store (`npi-healthcare-provider-directory-state`) and emits only newly discovered records on subsequent scheduled runs.

**Can I export to CSV, Excel, Google Sheets, Clay, or n8n?**\
Yes. Every dataset item uses flat, normalized top-level keys (`npiNumber, entityType, providerOrOrganizationName, primaryTaxonomyDescription, practiceCity, practiceState`, etc.) for one-click CSV/Excel download or native webhook delivery.

# Actor input Schema

## `taxonomies` (type: `array`):

Specialty or taxonomy descriptions to query across the CMS NPPES NPI Registry (e.g. 'Dentist', 'Cardiology', 'Dermatology', 'Physical Therapist', 'Family Medicine', 'Clinic', 'Optometrist').

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter US state or territory codes (e.g. 'CA', 'NY', 'TX', 'FL', 'IL').

## `city` (type: `string`):

Optional city name filter (e.g. 'Los Angeles', 'New York', 'Houston').

## `postalCode` (type: `string`):

Optional 5-digit ZIP code or prefix filter (e.g. '90210' or '902\*').

## `enumerationType` (type: `string`):

Filter to 'NPI-2' (Organizations, Clinics, Dental Practices & Labs — includes Authorized Official decision-maker name, title & phone), 'NPI-1' (Individual Physicians & Specialists), or 'ALL'.

## `organizationName` (type: `string`):

Optional medical group, hospital, or clinic organization name filter.

## `onlyNew` (type: `boolean`):

Deduplicate by 10-digit NPI number across runs via Apify Key-Value Store.

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of NPI provider/clinic records to emit per specialty taxonomy (default 4 taxonomies x 20 = 80 records).

## `delaySeconds` (type: `number`):

Polite pause between requests.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "taxonomies": [
    "Dentist",
    "Cardiology",
    "Dermatology",
    "Physical Therapist"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "city": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "enumerationType": "ALL",
  "organizationName": "",
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
  "delaySeconds": 0.15,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `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 = {
    "taxonomies": [
        "Dentist",
        "Cardiology",
        "Dermatology",
        "Physical Therapist"
    ],
    "states": [
        "CA",
        "NY",
        "TX"
    ],
    "city": "",
    "postalCode": "",
    "enumerationType": "ALL",
    "organizationName": "",
    "onlyNew": false,
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 20
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper").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 = {
    "taxonomies": [
        "Dentist",
        "Cardiology",
        "Dermatology",
        "Physical Therapist",
    ],
    "states": [
        "CA",
        "NY",
        "TX",
    ],
    "city": "",
    "postalCode": "",
    "enumerationType": "ALL",
    "organizationName": "",
    "onlyNew": False,
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper").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 '{
  "taxonomies": [
    "Dentist",
    "Cardiology",
    "Dermatology",
    "Physical Therapist"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CA",
    "NY",
    "TX"
  ],
  "city": "",
  "postalCode": "",
  "enumerationType": "ALL",
  "organizationName": "",
  "onlyNew": false,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 20
}' |
apify call informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,informed_almandine_vzb/us-npi-healthcare-provider-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/MBIpxgdXWkVgMuvAD/builds/dNZJYqoxubBecBVvk/openapi.json