# NPI/NPPES Healthcare Provider Scraper (`parseforge/npi-nppes-scraper`) Actor

Supercharge your healthcare provider research with our NPI/NPPES Scraper! Automate comprehensive data collection from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Registry, saving hours of manual research and ensuring you get the most accurate, up-to-date healthcare provider information

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/npi-nppes-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 62 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per event

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?

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

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# README

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## 🏥 NPI/NPPES Healthcare Provider Scraper

> 🚀 **Collect healthcare provider data from the NPPES registry in minutes.** Search by NPI number, name, specialty, city, state, or ZIP code. Export provider profiles, credentials, and contact info. No coding, no CMS account required.

The **NPI/NPPES Healthcare Provider Scraper** collects verified provider data from CMS's National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, returning **30+ fields per provider**: NPI number, name, credentials, specialty taxonomy, practice address, mailing address, phone, fax, enumeration date, and organization details. Runs support up to 1,000,000 records on a paid plan.

The Actor queries the official NPPES API with 10 search filters: NPI number, first name, last name, city, state, ZIP code, taxonomy/specialty, and enumeration type (individual NPI-1 or organization NPI-2). Results come directly from CMS's public registry.

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| Healthcare compliance teams, insurance companies, hospital credentialing, health-tech platforms, pharmaceutical reps, researchers | Provider verification, credentialing, referral network building, provider directory enrichment, compliance audits, sales targeting |

### 📋 What the NPI/NPPES Scraper does

Direct NPPES API queries with 10 filters:

- 🆔 **NPI lookup.** Search by exact 10-digit NPI number.
- 👤 **Name search.** First and last name for individual providers.
- 📍 **Location filters.** City, state (2-letter code), and ZIP code.
- 🏥 **Specialty filter.** Taxonomy description (e.g. "Family Medicine", "Cardiology").
- 🏢 **Enumeration type.** NPI-1 (individual) or NPI-2 (organization).

Each provider record includes NPI, name, credentials, gender, taxonomy codes, practice address, mailing address, phone, fax, enumeration date, last update, and authorized official info (for organizations).

> 💡 **Why it matters:** manually looking up providers on the NPPES website means searching one at a time. This Actor exports verified CMS registry data in bulk, ready for your credentialing workflows, provider directories, or compliance databases.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `credential`, `enumeration_date`, `enumeration_type`, `first_name`, `full_name`, `last_name`, `last_updated`, `location_address_1`, `location_address_2`, `location_city`, `location_country_code`, `location_country_name`, `location_fax`, `location_phone`, `location_postal_code`, `location_state`, `mailing_address_1`, `mailing_address_2`, `mailing_city`, `mailing_country_code`, `mailing_country_name`, `mailing_fax`, `mailing_phone`, `mailing_postal_code`, `mailing_state`, `middle_name`, `npi`, `organization_name`, `other_identifier_issuers`, `other_identifier_states`, `other_identifier_types`, `other_identifiers`, `prefix`, `primary_taxonomy_code`, `primary_taxonomy_description`, `primary_taxonomy_license`, `primary_taxonomy_state`, `provider_type`, `scrapedTimestamp`, `secondary_taxonomy_codes`. All 40 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** the NPPES registry is maintained by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). Data comes from the official NPPES API and reflects the current state of provider enrollments.

### 🚀 How to use

1. 📝 **Sign up.** [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 **Open the Actor.** Go to the NPI/NPPES Healthcare Provider Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 **Set input.** Enter a specialty, state, or NPI number. Set maxItems.
4. 🚀 **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

> ⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: **3-5 minutes.** No coding required.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

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- [**🔧 CSLB California Contractor Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/cslb-california-scraper) - California contractor licenses
- [**📋 TDLR Texas License Scraper**](https://apify.com/parseforge/tdlr-texas-scraper) - Texas licensed professionals
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> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more healthcare and regulatory data scrapers.

> **⚠️ Disclaimer:** this Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Only publicly available NPPES registry data is collected.

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Direct NPPES API URL to scrape. Use this OR search filters below, not both. Example: https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1\&first\_name=John\&state=NY

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

Maximum number of healthcare providers to collect per run.

## `npi` (type: `string`):

10-digit National Provider Identifier number to search for

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

Provider's first name (for individual providers)

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

Provider's last name (for individual providers)

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

City name where provider is located

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

2-letter state code (e.g., NY, CA, TX)

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

5 or 9 digit ZIP code

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

Provider taxonomy/specialty description (e.g., Family Medicine, Cardiology)

## `enumerationType` (type: `string`):

Provider type: NPI-1 for Individual, NPI-2 for Organization

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "state": "NY"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `providers` (type: `string`):

Complete provider dataset with all fields including NPI number, provider name, addresses, taxonomy codes, and contact information

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Overview view of providers with key fields displayed in a table format

# 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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "state": "NY"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/npi-nppes-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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "lastName": "Smith",
    "state": "NY",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/npi-nppes-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 '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "lastName": "Smith",
  "state": "NY"
}' |
apify call parseforge/npi-nppes-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/9iscpWXCBEa6TYNiE/builds/8kaDeoCSyDPZBkjrZ/openapi.json