# Medicare Care Scraper (`parseforge/medicare-care-compare-scraper`) Actor Scrape all 48,000+ Medicare-certified facilities from Care Compare. Get data for nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, dialysis centers, hospice, inpatient rehab, and long-term care hospitals. Filter by state. Includes ratings, contact info, and certification data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/medicare-care-compare-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Other, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.50 / 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". ## 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 ![ParseForge Banner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/main/banner.jpg) ## 🏥 Medicare Care Compare Scraper - Hospitals & Nursing Homes Whether you're a healthcare analyst benchmarking facility quality, a family researching nursing homes, or a researcher studying healthcare outcomes, this tool makes it easy to collect structured quality and rating data from Medicare's official Care Compare database. > **The Medicare Care Compare Scraper collects CMS facility data for 5,400+ hospitals and 14,700+ nursing homes. Get overall ratings, quality measures, staffing levels, inspection scores, and contact information - all from official CMS public data.** ### ✨ What Does It Do - 🏥 **Hospital data** - collect ratings, emergency services, ownership, and quality measures for 5,400+ U.S. hospitals - 🏠 **Nursing home data** - get overall ratings, staffing levels, inspection scores, and bed counts for 14,700+ facilities - ⭐ **Star ratings** - access CMS 5-star quality ratings across multiple dimensions - 🔍 **State filtering** - narrow results to any U.S. state - ⭐ **Rating filtering** - only get facilities with a minimum star rating ### 🔧 Input - **Data Type** - choose Hospitals or Nursing Homes - **Max Items** - how many facilities to collect (free users get 10, paid up to 1,000,000) - **State** - filter by state (e.g., 'CA', 'TX', 'NY') - **Minimum Rating** - only include facilities rated this star level or higher - **Hospital Type** - filter by Acute Care, Critical Access, Children's, or Psychiatric ```json { "dataType": "hospitals", "maxItems": 100, "state": "CA", "minRating": 4 } ```` ### 📊 Output | 📌 Field | 📄 Description | |----------|---------------| | 🏥 facilityName | Facility name | | 🏷️ facilityType | Hospital or Nursing Home | | ⭐ overallRating | CMS 5-star overall rating | | 📍 city / state | Location | | 📞 telephone | Contact phone | | 🏢 ownership | Ownership type (for-profit, nonprofit, govt) | | 🚑 emergencyServices | Whether the hospital has an ER | | 🛏️ certifiedBeds | Number of certified beds (nursing homes) | | 👩‍⚕️ staffingRating | Staffing star rating (nursing homes) | | 📋 healthInspectionRating | Inspection rating (nursing homes) | ### 📋 How to Use 1. **Sign Up** - [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) 2. **Configure** - select Hospitals or Nursing Homes, add state filter if needed 3. **Run It** - click "Start" and get facility data in seconds ### 🎯 Business Use Cases - 📊 **Healthcare analysts** - benchmark facility quality across states and compare ratings - 👨‍👩‍👦 **Families** - research nursing home quality and staffing before choosing care - 🏥 **Healthcare systems** - competitive analysis of ratings and quality measures in your market - 📰 **Journalists** - investigate healthcare quality disparities across regions - 🔬 **Researchers** - analyze relationships between staffing, ratings, and outcomes - 💼 **Insurance companies** - evaluate facility quality for network decisions ### ❓ FAQ ⭐ **What do the star ratings mean?** CMS rates facilities on a 1-5 star scale. 5 stars is the highest quality. Ratings are based on health inspections, staffing levels, and quality measures. 📊 **How many facilities are available?** The database includes 5,400+ hospitals and 14,700+ nursing homes across all U.S. states. 🔄 **How often is the data updated?** CMS updates their data regularly. The scraper always pulls the latest available data. ### 🔗 Integrate with any app - [Make](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/make) - Automate healthcare data workflows - [Zapier](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/zapier) - Connect to 5000+ apps - [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) - Export to spreadsheets ### 💡 Recommended Actors | Actor | Description | Link | |-------|-------------|------| | FDA Recalls Scraper | Food, drug, and device recall data | [Link](https://apify.com/parseforge/fda-recalls-scraper) | | ClinicalTrials Scraper | Clinical trial data | [Link](https://apify.com/parseforge/clinicaltrials-scraper) | | Grants.gov Scraper | Federal grant opportunities | [Link](https://apify.com/parseforge/grants-gov-scraper) | | NPI NPPES Scraper | Healthcare provider lookup | [Link](https://apify.com/parseforge/npi-nppes-scraper) | | WebMD Provider Scraper | Healthcare provider directory | [Link](https://apify.com/parseforge/webmd-healthcare-provider-directory-scraper) | ### 🆘 Need Help? - Contact us at [Tally contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) ### ⚠️ Disclaimer > This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or the U.S. government. It accesses only publicly available data through the official CMS public data API. # Actor input Schema ## `facilityType` (type: `string`): Choose which type of Medicare-certified facility to scrape. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## `state` (type: `string`): Filter by US state (2-letter code, e.g. CA, TX, NY). Leave empty for all states. ## Actor input object example ```json { "facilityType": "nursing_homes", "maxItems": 10, "state": "CA" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): Overview of scraped data # 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 = { "facilityType": "nursing_homes", "maxItems": 10, "state": "CA" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/medicare-care-compare-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "facilityType": "nursing_homes", "maxItems": 10, "state": "CA", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/medicare-care-compare-scraper").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 '{ "facilityType": "nursing_homes", "maxItems": 10, "state": "CA" }' | apify call parseforge/medicare-care-compare-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/medicare-care-compare-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Medicare Care Scraper", "description": "Scrape all 48,000+ Medicare-certified facilities from Care Compare. Get data for nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, dialysis centers, hospice, inpatient rehab, and long-term care hospitals. Filter by state. 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Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" }, "state": { "title": "State", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by US state (2-letter code, e.g. CA, TX, NY). 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