# CMS Hospital General Info Scraper (`parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper`) Actor
Pull the CMS Hospital General Information dataset filtered by state code. Returns facility identifier, hospital name, address, city, ZIP, ownership, hospital type, and emergency services flag. Useful for healthcare market mapping, provider directories, and quality benchmarking.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Integrations, Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $7.50 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
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".
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```bash
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```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
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```bash
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# README
## ๐ฅ CMS Hospital General Info Scraper
> ๐ **Export the CMS Provider Data hospital general information dataset.**
> ๐ **Last updated** 2026-06-05 ยท **๐ 12 fields** per record ยท public data ยท ready in seconds
One row per facility with name, address, ownership and overall rating.
| ๐ฏ Target Audience | ๐ก Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| ๐ฌ Researchers | Bulk export reference data for analysis |
| ๐ Data analysts | Build clean datasets without writing client code |
| ๐งช Bioinformaticians | Snapshot public API responses on a schedule |
| ๐ข Health and life-science teams | Mirror public reference data into a warehouse |
| ๐ฉโ๐ป Developers | Skip writing yet another REST client |
### ๐ What this scraper does
- Calls the public source endpoint and parses the response.
- Normalises each record into a flat row with stable field names.
- Streams results straight into the dataset for instant export.
- Surfaces upstream errors as a single error record instead of crashing.
> ๐ก **Why it matters** Public data is often locked behind awkward shapes, pagination tricks, and rate limits. This actor handles all of that and hands you a clean table.
### ๐ฌ Full Demo
๐ง Coming soon.
### โ๏ธ Input
Field
Type
Required
Description
state
string
No
Optional two-letter state code filter.
maxItems
integer
No
Free users 10. Paid users up to 1,000,000. Prefill 10.
**Example**
```json
{
"state": "example",
"maxItems": 10
}
````
> โ ๏ธ **Good to Know** Free runs return up to 10 records. Upgrade for full datasets.
### ๐ Output
Each record is a flat object.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ `facility_id` | string | CMS facility ID. |
| ๐ฅ `facility_name` | string | Facility name. |
| ๐ `address` | string | Street address. |
| ๐๏ธ `city` | string | City. |
| ๐บ๏ธ `state` | string | State. |
| ๐ฎ `zip` | string | ZIP code. |
| ๐ฅ `hospital_type` | string | Hospital type. |
| ๐ข `ownership` | string | Ownership category. |
| โญ `overall_rating` | string | Overall star rating. |
| ๐ `url` | string | CMS facility URL. |
| ๐ `scrapedAt` | string | When this row was fetched. |
| โ `error` | string | Set if upstream returned an error. |
**Sample record**
```json
{
"facility_id": "example",
"facility_name": "example",
"address": "example",
"city": "example",
"state": "example",
"zip": "example",
"hospital_type": "example",
"ownership": "example",
"overall_rating": "example",
"url": "example",
"scrapedAt": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
"error": null
}
```
### โจ Why choose this Actor
| ๐ | Works with the source's public endpoint. No login required. |
| ๐งน | Clean snake\_case field names. |
| ๐ข | Numeric fields cast to numbers. |
| ๐ | Upstream errors surfaced as a clean error record. |
| ๐พ | One click export from the Apify dataset UI. |
### ๐ How it compares to alternatives
| Approach | Setup time | Clean fields | Rate-limit handling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roll your own client | 30 min + | โ | โ |
| Public dashboards | Limited filters | partial | โ |
| **This Actor** | 5 sec | โ | โ |
### ๐ How to use
1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Fill in the inputs or accept the prefilled defaults.
3. Click **Start**. Your dataset is ready in seconds.
### ๐ผ Business use cases
**๐ Reporting.** Schedule a daily run and pipe the results to your BI tool.
**๐ค ML feature engineering.** Use this dataset as a reference table joined to your training data.
**๐ Research.** Snapshot the public source for reproducible analyses.
**๐ข Internal mirrors.** Mirror public data into your own warehouse on a schedule.
### ๐ Automating CMS Hospital General Info Scraper
- **Make and Zapier** trigger a run on a schedule and push results to Airtable, Google Sheets, or Slack.
- **Cron schedule** native Apify scheduler.
- **Webhooks** receive a POST when a run finishes.
- **Warehouse pipes** push straight into BigQuery, Snowflake, or Postgres.
### ๐ Beyond business use cases
**๐ Education.** Teach a class without paying for licensed data.
**๐งช Personal research.** Build your own dashboards.
**๐ค Non profit and open data.** Power public dashboards.
**๐งฐ Tinkering and prototyping.** Spin up reference data in seconds.
### ๐ค Ask an AI assistant about this scraper
Paste this README into your AI assistant and ask it to map your workflow to the actor's inputs.
### โ Frequently Asked Questions
**โ Do I need an account?** Yes, an Apify account. The source itself is public.
**โ Is there a rate limit?** The source's public rate limits apply. The actor surfaces any errors as records.
**โ How fresh is the data?** Every run hits the live source.
**โ Can I schedule runs?** Yes, use Apify's scheduler.
**โ Can I filter?** Yes, see the input fields above.
**โ What export formats are available?** Every standard Apify dataset format.
**โ Will the schema change?** Field names listed above are stable.
**โ Is this scraping or API?** Public API.
**โ Can I run it once for free?** Yes, a small preview run.
**โ Where do I get help?** Open a ticket in the actor page.
### ๐ Integrate with any app
Apify ships native integrations with Make, Zapier, Slack, Discord, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail, Airbyte, Keboola, Telegram, GitHub, and any REST or webhook endpoint.
### ๐ Recommended Actors
| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [ParseForge OurAirports Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Global airport database. |
| [ParseForge Alpha Vantage Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge) | Stocks, FX, crypto, indicators. |
| [ParseForge NBA Stats Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/nba-stats-scraper) | Player and team stats. |
| [ParseForge CurseForge Mods Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/curseforge-mods-scraper) | Public mod metadata. |
> ๐ก **Pro Tip** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for 900+ production-grade scrapers.
***
**Disclaimer** This actor scrapes only publicly available data. ParseForge is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the third-party services referenced. Users are responsible for complying with the target site's terms of service and applicable law. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).
# Actor input Schema
## `state` (type: `string`):
2-letter state code.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Free users. Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users. Optional, max 1,000,000.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 10
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `results` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"maxItems": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ 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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxItems": 10 }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("๐พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# ๐ Want to learn more ๐? Go to โ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/cms-hospital-general-info-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "CMS Hospital General Info Scraper",
"description": "Pull the CMS Hospital General Information dataset filtered by state code. Returns facility identifier, hospital name, address, city, ZIP, ownership, hospital type, and emergency services flag. Useful for healthcare market mapping, provider directories, and quality benchmarking.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "dSCNRu3hTAw1TelPf"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/parseforge~cms-hospital-general-info-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-cms-hospital-general-info-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parseforge~cms-hospital-general-info-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-cms-hospital-general-info-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/parseforge~cms-hospital-general-info-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-cms-hospital-general-info-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"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": {
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string",
"description": "2-letter state code."
},
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Free users. Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users. Optional, max 1,000,000."
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"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": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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"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": {
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"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
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},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
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},
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"example": 0
},
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"example": 0
},
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"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
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}
}
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"usageTotalUsd": {
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"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
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"properties": {
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},
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},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
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},
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}
}
}
}
}
```