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HHS API: Get provider by NPI

Looks up a provider in the NPI Registry by 10-digit NPI number and returns the public name, specialties, addresses, contact details and registry dates.

npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov (opens in a new tab)Version 1ReadNo sign-inVerified Nov 2, 2026

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Npi Number, requirednpi_number

The 10-digit NPI number shown on a medical bill, prescription or claim, for example 1003000126.

1003000126

Exactly 10 characters.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "fax": null,  "name": "ARDALAN ENKESHAFI, M.D.",  "phone": "443-602-6207",  "status": "active",  "specialties": [    {      "name": "Internal Medicine",      "is_primary": false,      "license_state": "MD"    },    {      "name": "Internal Medicine",      "is_primary": false,      "license_state": "MD"    },    {      "name": "Internal Medicine",      "is_primary": false,      "license_state": "VA"    }  ],  "license_state": "DC",  "provider_type": "individual",  "registry_link": "https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1003000126",  "mailing_address": "6410 ROCKLEDGE DR STE 304, BETHESDA, MD 20817-1841",  "practice_address": "6410 ROCKLEDGE DR STE 304, BETHESDA, MD 20817-1841",  "date_last_updated": "2025-05-28",  "date_first_registered": "2007-08-31"}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/get_provider
Returns
name, provider type, specialties, practice and mailing addresses, phone, fax, license state, status, registry dates, registry link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/get_provider with the inputs above.

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