# NPI Registry Scraper (US Healthcare Providers) (`opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-scraper`) Actor

Scrape the official NPPES NPI Registry — every US doctor, clinic and healthcare organization, with name, specialty (taxonomy), practice address, phone and NPI number — through the CMS public API. Built for healthcare lead generation, medical sales, provider directories and market research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Joao Paulo](https://apify.com/opendata-labs) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Integrations
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 96.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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Actors are written with capital "A".

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## NPI Registry Scraper — US Healthcare Providers (doctors, clinics, hospitals)

Scrape the **official NPPES NPI Registry** — the US government's directory of every
healthcare provider — through the free public [CMS API](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api).
No API key, no anti-bot, no login. Get **doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacies,
clinics and hospitals** with their **name, specialty, practice address, phone and
NPI number**.

Great for **healthcare lead generation, medical & pharma sales, provider
directories, credentialing and market research**.

### Modes

- **Search providers** — by first/last name, organization name, specialty
  (taxonomy, e.g. "Dentist", "Cardiology", "Pharmacy"), city, state and ZIP.
- **NPI lookup** — pass a list of 10-digit NPI numbers to get full records.

### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "providerType": "NPI-1",
  "taxonomyDescription": "Dentist",
  "state": "CA",
  "city": "Los Angeles",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output fields

`npi`, `type`, `name`, `firstName`, `lastName`, `organizationName`, `credential`,
`gender`, `status`, `primaryTaxonomy` (specialty), `primaryTaxonomyCode`,
`license`, `licenseState`, `otherTaxonomies`, `practiceAddress`, `practiceCity`,
`practiceState`, `practicePostal`, `practicePhone`, `practiceFax`,
`mailingAddress`, `authorizedOfficial`, `enumerationDate`, `lastUpdated`,
`npiUrl`.

### Notes

- The official NPI API returns at most **1,200 results per unique search query**.
  To pull more providers, narrow the search (add city, ZIP or specialty) and run
  several times.
- Data comes straight from CMS/NPPES and is refreshed weekly.

### Keywords

NPI scraper, NPPES, healthcare provider data, doctor list, physician directory,
medical leads, healthcare lead generation, dentist list, pharmacy list, provider
lookup, CMS NPI registry, medical sales leads, taxonomy specialty.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape. 'search' finds providers by name, organization, specialty and location. 'npi\_lookup' returns full records for a list of NPI numbers.

## `providerType` (type: `string`):

Search mode only. Individual providers (NPI-1) or organizations (NPI-2).

## `firstName` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Individual first name. A trailing '*' works as a wildcard (e.g. 'joh*').

## `lastName` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Individual last name. A trailing '\*' works as a wildcard.

## `organizationName` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Organization / facility name. A trailing '\*' works as a wildcard.

## `taxonomyDescription` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Provider specialty, e.g. 'Dentist', 'Cardiology', 'Pharmacy', 'Physical Therapist'.

## `city` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Practice city.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Practice state as a 2-letter code (e.g. 'CA', 'NY', 'TX').

## `postalCode` (type: `string`):

Search mode. Practice postal code. A trailing '*' works as a wildcard (e.g. '900*').

## `npiNumbers` (type: `array`):

For 'npi\_lookup' mode. The list of 10-digit NPI numbers to look up.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after pushing this many rows. Note: the NPI API returns at most 1,200 results per unique search query — narrow the filters (add city/specialty) to reach more providers.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "providerType": "",
  "taxonomyDescription": "Dentist",
  "state": "CA",
  "npiNumbers": [],
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# 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 = {
    "firstName": "",
    "lastName": "",
    "organizationName": "",
    "taxonomyDescription": "Dentist",
    "city": "",
    "state": "CA",
    "postalCode": "",
    "npiNumbers": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "firstName": "",
    "lastName": "",
    "organizationName": "",
    "taxonomyDescription": "Dentist",
    "city": "",
    "state": "CA",
    "postalCode": "",
    "npiNumbers": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-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 '{
  "firstName": "",
  "lastName": "",
  "organizationName": "",
  "taxonomyDescription": "Dentist",
  "city": "",
  "state": "CA",
  "postalCode": "",
  "npiNumbers": []
}' |
apify call opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=opendata-labs/npi-healthcare-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/eHofsZPupjkIUpR8c/builds/PBnQLOcRcVrunA9W7/openapi.json