Cms Provider Data Api

Searches the CMS Provider Data Catalog and fetches provider records. Supports keyword search across the catalog's dataset titles or direct dataset UUID access.

Example input

{
  "queries": ["nursing home"],
  "limit": 50,
  "includeRaw": false
}

Or with a direct dataset ID:

{
  "datasetId": "6jpm-sxkc",
  "limit": 100
}

Example output

{
  "source": "cms_provider_data",
  "query": "nursing home",
  "recordType": "provider",
  "title": "SUNRISE NURSING CENTER",
  "identifier": "365840",
  "date": "",
  "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/provider/365840",
  "summary": "City: SPRINGFIELD | State: IL | ZIP: 62703 | Ownership: For profit - Corporation"
}

Pricing

This actor is charged per dataset item at $0.002/item.

Items returned	Estimated cost
100 items	~$0.20
1,000 items	~$2.00
5,000 items	~$10.00

Limitations

• API Rate Limits: Query rates may be restricted by upstream agency APIs
• Data Freshness: Information is refreshed on agency schedules; check source for update frequency
• Historical Depth: Available records depend on agency archive policies

Notes

• No API key required. Public CMS Provider Data Catalog.
• Dataset UUIDs can be found at https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/metastore/schemas/dataset/items
• Limit: up to 500 records per dataset query.

Best for

• Teams needing cms provider data api data in normalized JSON format.

Input

See .actor/input_schema.json for full input fields.

Output

Returns normalized dataset items with source/query/title/date/url/summary fields.