NPPES NPI Lookup - 8M+ Healthcare Providers, Doctors & Hospitals

Search the NPPES National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry for doctors, hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations. The NPI Registry contains every Medicare-enrolled healthcare provider in the United States -- over 8 million records.

What data can you get?

Field	Description
NPI Number	Unique 10-digit National Provider Identifier
Provider Name	First, middle, last name + credentials (MD, DO, NP, etc.)
Organization Name	Hospital, clinic, or health system name
Primary Specialty	Board specialty / taxonomy description
Taxonomy Code	Healthcare Provider Taxonomy code
Practice Address	Street address, city, state, ZIP
Phone Number	Practice location phone
Mailing Address	Separate mailing address if different
Enumeration Date	When the NPI was assigned
Status	Active or deactivated
Other Names	Alternate/former names
All Specialties	Complete list of taxonomy codes and licenses

Search modes

1. Individual Provider (Doctor/Nurse)

Search by first name, last name, specialty, and location. Finds individual practitioners (NPI-1).

2. Organization (Hospital/Clinic)

Search by organization name and location. Finds healthcare organizations (NPI-2) like hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and health systems.

3. By NPI Number

Direct lookup by 10-digit NPI number. Returns the exact provider record.

Use cases

• Provider credentialing -- verify NPI numbers and practice details
• Healthcare directory building -- compile provider lists by specialty and location
• Insurance verification -- confirm provider enrollment status
• Sales prospecting -- find healthcare providers by specialty and geography
• Compliance / KYC -- verify healthcare entity registrations
• Research -- analyze provider distribution by specialty, state, or taxonomy

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
Search Type	Yes	individual, organization, or npi
First Name	No	Provider first name (individual search)
Last Name	No	Provider last name (individual search)
Organization Name	No	Hospital/clinic name (organization search)
NPI Number	No	10-digit NPI (direct lookup)
Specialty / Taxonomy	No	Filter by specialty (e.g. "Internal Medicine", "Cardiology")
City	No	Filter by city
State	No	2-letter state code (e.g. "CA", "NY")
Postal Code	No	5 or 9 digit ZIP code
Max Results	No	Maximum results (default: 100, max: 10,000)

Example searches

Find cardiologists in New York:

{
    "searchType": "individual",
    "taxonomyDescription": "Cardiology",
    "state": "NY",
    "maxResults": 200
}

Look up Mayo Clinic:

{
    "searchType": "organization",
    "organizationName": "Mayo Clinic"
}

Verify a specific NPI:

{
    "searchType": "npi",
    "npi": "1881018208"
}

Output example

{
    "npi": "1881018208",
    "enumerationType": "NPI-2",
    "status": "A",
    "organizationName": "MAYO CLINIC",
    "authorizedOfficialName": "DENNIS DAHLEN (Chief Financial Officer)",
    "primarySpecialty": "Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty",
    "primaryTaxonomyCode": "261QM1300X",
    "practiceAddress": "200 1ST ST SW",
    "practiceCity": "ROCHESTER",
    "practiceState": "MN",
    "practicePostalCode": "55905-0001",
    "practicePhone": "(507) 284-2511",
    "enumerationDate": "2014-02-05",
    "lastUpdated": "2021-04-12"
}

Data source

All data comes from the NPPES NPI Registry, maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The registry is publicly accessible with no API key required.

Cost

This actor uses only HTTP requests to a free public API. No proxy credits are needed. Typical cost: $0.01-0.05 per run (Apify platform compute only).

Integrations

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