# US Healthcare Provider & Practice Search — CMS NPPES (`jarek090/us-npi-provider-search`) Actor

Search US healthcare provider and practice identity by NPI, name, organization, specialty, city, state, or ZIP using public CMS NPPES data. No upstream API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jarek090/us-npi-provider-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Jaroslaw Antolak](https://apify.com/jarek090) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.50 / 1,000 provider results

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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## US NPI Provider Search

Search US healthcare providers using the public CMS NPPES NPI Registry API v2.1. The Actor needs **no upstream API key** and has **$0 upstream API request cost**.

### Search modes

Use any meaningful filter or combination: exact NPI, first/last name, organization, specialty/taxonomy, city, state, ZIP, or provider type. City + state + specialty is only a convenient demo; it is not mandatory.

### What it returns

Each dataset item is normalized to a stable shape: NPI, provider / organization name, type, status, primary taxonomy, all taxonomies, practice and mailing address, extra practice locations, and the canonical CMS provider page.

> Important: issuance of an NPI does **not** ensure or validate that a healthcare provider is licensed or credentialed. Do not market this Actor as a license-verification product.

### Monetization

The Actor is prepared for PAY\_PER\_EVENT and emits the custom event `provider-result` using `Actor.pushData(rows, 'provider-result')` when the current Apify run reports PPE pricing.

Apex Foundry v0.12.0 requests an initial launch price of **$0.0025 per delivered provider result** during automated deployment. Apify account/Publication rules remain authoritative; if the platform rejects monetization, Apex preserves the working private Actor and reports the exact reason.

Synthetic Apify events should be reviewed after first successful monetization so results are not unintentionally double-billed.

### Bulk use

This Actor is for interactive / bounded search. For millions of records, use the official monthly NPPES V2 downloadable file plus weekly incremental files and build a local index rather than issuing massive Registry API query sweeps.

### Source deployment

Normal deployment is performed by Apex Foundry's APIFY / SALES CHANNEL. Manual `apify push` remains a diagnostic fallback.

### Runtime

Actor v1.1 runs on Node.js 24 with Apify JavaScript SDK 3.7.2 and native HTTP `fetch()`. It intentionally does not install Crawlee, Browserforge, Playwright, or Puppeteer.

# Actor input Schema

## `npi` (type: `string`):

Optional exact 10-digit NPI lookup.

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

Individual provider first name.

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

Individual provider last name.

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

Organization / Type 2 provider name.

## `taxonomyDescription` (type: `string`):

CMS taxonomy description, for example Cardiology or Dentist.

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

Practice city filter.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Two-letter US state code, for example CA.

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

ZIP or ZIP prefix supported by the upstream registry.

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

NPI-1 = individual, NPI-2 = organization.

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

Maximum provider records to return. CMS query pagination is capped at 1,200 results per search bucket.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "enumerationType": "",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `providers` (type: `string`):

No description

## `summary` (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("jarek090/us-npi-provider-search").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("jarek090/us-npi-provider-search").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 jarek090/us-npi-provider-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jarek090/us-npi-provider-search"
        }
    }
}

```

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/Xq2audJk3nngj13nQ/builds/107tNuTRvmrXFHxta/openapi.json