INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

nppes_search

Full-power search of the NPPES NPI Registry across ANY combination of criteria — individual name, organization name, NPI number, taxonomy/specialty, and location.

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for nppes_search and invoke it with your own arguments.

Indexed input schema

{}

Risk classification

Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

Parent server

usefulapi.io

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.nppes-npi-registry-mcp]
url = "https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nppes-npi-registry-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: nppes-npi-registry-mcp
Remote MCP URL: https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nppes-npi-registry-mcp": {
      "url": "https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "nppes-npi-registry-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "nppes-npi-registry-mcp",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://nppes-npi-registry.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

Related tools

nppes_lookup_npi — Look up a single healthcare provider by their exact 10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI).
nppes_search_individuals — Search for INDIVIDUAL healthcare providers (NPI-1: doctors, nurses, therapists, etc.
nppes_search_organizations — Search for ORGANIZATION healthcare providers (NPI-2: hospitals, clinics, group practices, pharmacies, labs, etc.