NPI Registry

Search the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry. The NPI registry contains information about healthcare providers and organizations in the United States. You can search by various criteria including name, NPI number, location, and specialty. WILDCARD SUPPORT: Most text fields support wildcard searches using '*' after at least 2 characters for fuzzy matching (e.g., 'smith*', 'hosp*', 'cardi*'). Args: first_name: Provider's first name (supports wildcards: 'john*' matches 'John', 'Johnny', etc.) last_name: Provider's last name (supports wildcards: 'smith*' matches 'Smith', 'Smithson', etc.) organization_name: Organization name (supports wildcards: 'hosp*' matches 'Hospital', 'Hospice', etc.) npi: Specific 10-digit NPI number to look up (exact match only) city: City name (supports wildcards: 'san*' matches 'San Francisco', 'San Diego', etc.) state: State abbreviation (e.g., 'CA', 'NY', 'TX') - exact match only postal_code: ZIP/postal code (supports wildcards: '902*' matches '90210', '90211', etc.) specialty: Provider specialty or taxonomy (supports wildcards: 'cardi*' matches 'Cardiology', 'Cardiac Surgery', etc.) limit: Maximum number of results to return (1-200, default: 10) Examples: - Find all Smiths: last_name='smith*' - Find hospitals: organization_name='hosp*' - Find cardiologists: specialty='cardio*' - Find providers in San cities: city='san*' - Find providers in 90210 area: postal_code='902*' Returns: Dictionary containing search results with provider information