# 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by HHS. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/get-provider - Method: `npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/get_provider`, version 1 - Website: npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov - Returns: name, provider type, specialties, practice and mailing addresses, phone, fax, license state, status, registry dates, registry link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `npi_number` | string | yes | `"1003000126"` | The 10-digit NPI number shown on a medical bill, prescription or claim, for example 1003000126. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "npi_number": "1003000126" } ``` Its output: ```json { "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" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/get_provider","input":{"npi_number":"1003000126"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Look up the provider with NPI 1003000126 and show me their specialty and practice address - I got a claim with NPI 1487654321 on it, can you pull up who that doctor is and their phone number? - Check the NPI registry for 1679576722 and tell me if the provider's status is active - What license state and registry dates are on file for NPI 1972648135 on hhs.gov? - Find the practice and mailing addresses for the clinic tied to NPI 1215987403 from my prescription label ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "npi_number" ], "properties": { "npi_number": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 10, "minLength": 10, "description": "The 10-digit NPI number shown on a medical bill, prescription or claim, for example 1003000126." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "provider_type", "specialties", "practice_address", "mailing_address", "phone", "fax", "license_state", "status", "date_first_registered", "date_last_updated", "registry_link" ], "properties": { "fax": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Provider name with credentials when listed." }, "phone": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "status": { "enum": [ "active", "deactivated" ], "type": "string" }, "specialties": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "name", "is_primary", "license_state" ], "properties": { "name": { "type": "string" }, "is_primary": { "type": "boolean" }, "license_state": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "license_state": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "State of the primary specialty license, when listed." }, "provider_type": { "enum": [ "individual", "organisation" ], "type": "string" }, "registry_link": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }, "mailing_address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "practice_address": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "date_last_updated": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" }, "date_first_registered": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date" } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [HHS API: Search healthcare providers](https://fous.com/methods/npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/search-providers.md): Finds US healthcare providers by name, place, specialty and provider type in the NPI Registry, with practice contact details and primary taxonomy. 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