# CMS Open Payments Pro — Sunshine Act + NPI API (`nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro`) Actor

Sunshine Act pharma-to-physician payments enriched with NPI Registry specialty + practice address. Per (physician × manufacturer) intensity signal. Consulting / speaking / meal / travel / research filters. Compliance, plaintiff law, payer audit, medical journalism.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro.md
- **Developed by:** [NexGenData](https://apify.com/nexgendata) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
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## Pricing

from $150.00 / 1,000 physician payments

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
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.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use 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

## CMS Open Payments Pro

CMS Open Payments enriched with NPI detail — Sunshine Act physician payment records.

> Public regulatory/health data — not medical advice.

### 📊 What you get
Clean JSON, one record per record (full output has 47 fields):

- `physician_npi` — Physician npi
- `physician_first_name` — Physician first name
- `physician_last_name` — Physician last name
- `physician_middle_name` — Physician middle name
- `physician_suffix` — Physician suffix
- `physician_op_specialty` — Physician op specialty
- `physician_primary_type` — Physician primary type
- `physician_license_state` — Physician license state
- `physician_op_city` — Physician op city
- `physician_op_state` — Physician op state

**Pricing:** $0.150 per record (Pay-Per-Event) — about **7 records per $1**.

### 🤖 Use with AI agents
Point Claude, the OpenAI Agents SDK, an n8n flow or any MCP-aware client at it and pull official records on demand.

**Agentic payments (x402):** Supports agentic payment via x402 — agents can call this actor with USDC, no API key required.

### 🔗 Related regulatory actors
**CMS quality & provider records — every CMS compare dataset:**

[Hospital](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-hospital-compare) · [Nursing Home](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-nursing-home-compare) · [Home Health](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-home-health-agencies) · [Hospice](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-hospice-compare) · [Dialysis](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-dialysis-facility-compare) · [Open Payments](https://apify.com/nexgendata/cms-open-payments-scraper) · [Medicare Providers](https://apify.com/nexgendata/medicare-provider-intelligence)

**FDA records:** [OpenFDA Drug](https://apify.com/nexgendata/openfda-drug-search) · [Drug Approvals](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-drug-approvals) · [Drug Shortages](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-drug-shortages-monitor) · [Purple Book](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-purple-book-biologics-biosimilars) · [Warning Letters/483](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-warning-letters-483-inspections) · [Pharma Pipeline](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-pharma-catalyst-pipeline) · [Adverse Events](https://apify.com/nexgendata/fda-adverse-events-faers-maude) · [Medical Devices](https://apify.com/nexgendata/medical-device-fda-intelligence)

**Agent front door — Healthcare & FDA MCP:** [Healthcare & FDA MCP](https://apify.com/nexgendata/healthcare-fda-intelligence-mcp)

---
*Public official records and enforcement data, assembled for research and monitoring.*

# Actor input Schema

## `physician_name` (type: `string`):

Full name (first + last) or just last name. Used to filter CMS Open Payments records AND to seed the NPI Registry join when no NPI is supplied. Examples: 'John Smith', 'Sanjay Gupta', 'Mehmet Oz'.
## `npi` (type: `string`):

10-digit National Provider Identifier. Most precise filter — every payment to that physician in the date window, with NPI Registry primary specialty + practice address joined on the row.
## `manufacturer_name` (type: `string`):

Substring match on the paying manufacturer or GPO. Combine with physician_name/npi to scope to a specific brand relationship. Examples: 'Pfizer', 'Medtronic', 'Novo Nordisk', 'Genentech'.
## `payment_category` (type: `string`):

Buyer-friendly category mapped to CMS 'nature_of_payment'. 'consulting' = consulting fees; 'speaking' = speaker bureau / honoraria / faculty; 'meal' = food and beverage; 'travel' = travel and lodging; 'research' = research payments (clinical trial / preclinical); 'any' = no filter and includes research alongside general payments.
## `date_from` (type: `string`):

Start of the payment-date window, ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. CMS publishes payment dates per program year; the actor sweeps every per-year dataset touched by [date_from, date_to]. Default: one year ago.
## `date_to` (type: `string`):

End of the payment-date window, ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today. Note: CMS Open Payments publishes annually in June; the most recent full program year is typically ~18 months behind real time.
## `max_records` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of joined payment records to return across all years in the window (1-5000). Each record is one CMS Open Payments line item enriched with NPI Registry specialty + practice address. Set to 5000 for a full physician compensation profile across multiple years.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "payment_category": "any",
  "max_records": 100
}
````

# 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 = {
    "physician_name": "",
    "npi": "",
    "manufacturer_name": "",
    "payment_category": "any",
    "date_from": "",
    "date_to": "",
    "max_records": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro").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 = {
    "physician_name": "",
    "npi": "",
    "manufacturer_name": "",
    "payment_category": "any",
    "date_from": "",
    "date_to": "",
    "max_records": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "physician_name": "",
  "npi": "",
  "manufacturer_name": "",
  "payment_category": "any",
  "date_from": "",
  "date_to": "",
  "max_records": 100
}' |
apify call nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=nexgendata/cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "CMS Open Payments Pro — Sunshine Act + NPI API",
        "description": "Sunshine Act pharma-to-physician payments enriched with NPI Registry specialty + practice address. Per (physician × manufacturer) intensity signal. Consulting / speaking / meal / travel / research filters. Compliance, plaintiff law, payer audit, medical journalism.",
        "version": "0.0",
        "x-build-id": "1Cd7HqJ2527LLwwIL"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/nexgendata~cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-nexgendata-cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-nexgendata-cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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                "tags": [
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                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/nexgendata~cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-nexgendata-cms-open-payments-physician-intelligence-pro",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "physician_name": {
                        "title": "Physician name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Full name (first + last) or just last name. Used to filter CMS Open Payments records AND to seed the NPI Registry join when no NPI is supplied. Examples: 'John Smith', 'Sanjay Gupta', 'Mehmet Oz'."
                    },
                    "npi": {
                        "title": "Physician NPI",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "10-digit National Provider Identifier. Most precise filter — every payment to that physician in the date window, with NPI Registry primary specialty + practice address joined on the row."
                    },
                    "manufacturer_name": {
                        "title": "Manufacturer / GPO name",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Substring match on the paying manufacturer or GPO. Combine with physician_name/npi to scope to a specific brand relationship. Examples: 'Pfizer', 'Medtronic', 'Novo Nordisk', 'Genentech'."
                    },
                    "payment_category": {
                        "title": "Payment category",
                        "enum": [
                            "consulting",
                            "speaking",
                            "meal",
                            "travel",
                            "research",
                            "any"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Buyer-friendly category mapped to CMS 'nature_of_payment'. 'consulting' = consulting fees; 'speaking' = speaker bureau / honoraria / faculty; 'meal' = food and beverage; 'travel' = travel and lodging; 'research' = research payments (clinical trial / preclinical); 'any' = no filter and includes research alongside general payments.",
                        "default": "any"
                    },
                    "date_from": {
                        "title": "Date from",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Start of the payment-date window, ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. CMS publishes payment dates per program year; the actor sweeps every per-year dataset touched by [date_from, date_to]. Default: one year ago."
                    },
                    "date_to": {
                        "title": "Date to",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "End of the payment-date window, ISO format YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today. Note: CMS Open Payments publishes annually in June; the most recent full program year is typically ~18 months behind real time."
                    },
                    "max_records": {
                        "title": "Max records",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 5000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of joined payment records to return across all years in the window (1-5000). Each record is one CMS Open Payments line item enriched with NPI Registry specialty + practice address. Set to 5000 for a full physician compensation profile across multiple years.",
                        "default": 100
                    }
                }
            },
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                                "type": "string"
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                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```