# Healthgrades Scraper - Doctor & Provider Search (`lulzasaur/healthgrades-scraper`) Actor

Scrape doctor and healthcare provider listings from Healthgrades.com. Extract names, specialties, ratings, reviews, addresses, phone numbers, NPI, insurance, education, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/healthgrades-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 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.

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

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# README

## Healthgrades Scraper - Doctor & Provider Search

Scrape doctor and healthcare provider listings from [Healthgrades.com](https://www.healthgrades.com). Extract detailed provider information including names, specialties, ratings, reviews, contact details, NPI numbers, and more.

### What data can you extract?

For each provider listing, the scraper extracts:

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `displayName` | Full name with credentials (e.g., "Dr. John Smith, MD") |
| `specialty` | Primary medical specialty |
| `specialties` | All listed specialties |
| `overallRating` | Patient rating (1-5 scale) |
| `reviewCount` | Number of patient reviews |
| `address` | Street address |
| `city` / `state` / `zip` | Location details |
| `phone` | Primary phone number |
| `officeName` | Practice or office name |
| `npi` | National Provider Identifier |
| `acceptingNewPatients` | Whether accepting new patients |
| `telehealthAvailable` | Telehealth availability |
| `gender` | Provider gender |
| `age` | Provider age |
| `yearsExperience` | Years since graduation |
| `aboutMe` | Provider bio |
| `profileUrl` | Full Healthgrades profile link |
| `insuranceCodes` | Insurance/payor codes |

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|-----------|------|---------|-------------|
| `specialty` | string | `"doctor"` | Specialty to search (doctor, dentist, dermatologist, cardiologist, etc.) |
| `location` | string | `"Denver, CO"` | City and state |
| `insurance` | string | | Optional insurance provider filter |
| `acceptingNewPatients` | boolean | | Only show providers accepting new patients |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Maximum results (up to 1000) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | | Proxy settings |

### Example input

```json
{
    "specialty": "dentist",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Example output

```json
{
    "displayName": "Dr. Jane Smith, DDS",
    "specialty": "Dentistry",
    "specialties": ["Dentistry", "Cosmetic Dentistry"],
    "overallRating": 4.2,
    "reviewCount": 48,
    "address": "123 Main St",
    "city": "New York",
    "state": "NY",
    "zip": "10001",
    "phone": "(212) 555-0100",
    "npi": "1234567890",
    "acceptingNewPatients": true,
    "telehealthAvailable": false,
    "gender": "Female",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-jane-smith-abc123"
}
```

### Supported specialties

- `doctor` — all physicians
- `dentist` — general dentistry
- `dermatologist` — skin care
- `cardiologist` — heart
- `pediatrician` — children
- `orthopedic-surgeon` — bones/joints
- `psychiatrist` — mental health
- `ophthalmologist` — eye care
- `neurologist` — brain/nervous system
- `urologist` — urinary tract
- `ob-gyn` — obstetrics/gynecology
- `gastroenterologist` — digestive system
- `pulmonologist` — lungs
- `endocrinologist` — hormones
- `oncologist` — cancer
- And many more...

### How it works

The scraper fetches Healthgrades search result pages and extracts provider data from the React Server Components (RSC) streaming payload. Healthgrades uses Next.js App Router with server-side rendering, embedding structured JSON data directly in the page HTML.

### Notes

- Results are limited to 20 per page (Healthgrades default)
- Some fields (board certification, education, languages) are only available on individual profile pages, not in search results
- Insurance codes are internal Healthgrades payor codes, not human-readable names
- The scraper respects rate limits with polite delays between page requests

# Actor input Schema

## `specialty` (type: `string`):

Doctor specialty to search for (e.g., doctor, dentist, dermatologist, cardiologist, pediatrician, orthopedic-surgeon, psychiatrist, ophthalmologist, neurologist, urologist)

## `location` (type: `string`):

City and state to search in (e.g., Denver, CO or New York, NY)

## `insurance` (type: `string`):

Optional insurance provider filter (e.g., Aetna, Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna)

## `acceptingNewPatients` (type: `boolean`):

Only show providers accepting new patients

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of provider results to return (20 per page)

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Select proxies to use for scraping

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "specialty": "doctor",
  "location": "Denver, CO",
  "maxResults": 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 = {
    "specialty": "doctor",
    "location": "Denver, CO",
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/healthgrades-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 = {
    "specialty": "doctor",
    "location": "Denver, CO",
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/healthgrades-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 '{
  "specialty": "doctor",
  "location": "Denver, CO",
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/healthgrades-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/lhQWfXGVLDQnG02xF/builds/D8nsg7gR6AF1iO8eh/openapi.json