NPPES NPI Registry

The NPI (National Provider Identifier) Registry enables you to search for providers in the NPPES (National Plan and Provider Enumeration System) system. All information produced by the NPI Registry is provided in accordance with the NPPES Data Dissemination Notice. There is no charge to use the NPI Registry.

Additional CMS Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions
• CMS NPI Page
• US Department of Health and Human Services
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Search NPI Records

Search for the NPI Records of Health Providers by entering search criteria. The following describes the search criteria fields that may be entered:

• NPI Number: Enter the NPI Number to search for a specific NPI. When entered, no other search criteria is needed.
• NPI Type: The search can be refined to search for only Individual (Type 1) NPIs or only Organization (Type 2) NPIs; or the search can include all NPIs (both Individual and Organization) by selecting Any. Select the desired value from the drop-down list. The NPI Type cannot be the only search criterion entered. Searching by NPI Type and Country is acceptable as long as the Country selected is not United States. When searching by NPI Type and the Country United States, at least one other search criterion field besides State must be entered.
• Taxonomy Description: Search for providers by their taxonomy by entering the taxonomy description.
• Provider First Name: This field only applies to Individual Providers. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon.
• Provider Last Name: This field only applies to Individual Providers. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon.
• Organization Name: This field only applies to Organizational Providers. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon. NPPES searches both the Organization Name and Other Organization Names associated with the NPI, such as the Doing Business As or Former Legal Business Name; therefore, results displayed on the NPI Registry Search Results page might contain an organization name different from the one entered in the Organization Name search criterion.
• Authorized Official First Name: This field only applies to Authorized Officials. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon.
• Authorized Official Last Name: This field only applies to Authorized Officials. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon.
• City: The City associated with the provider's practice location address. To search for a Military Address enter either APO or FPO into the City field. This field allows the following special characters: ampersand, apostrophe, colon, comma, forward slash, hyphen, left and right parentheses, period, pound sign, quotation mark, and semi-colon.
• State: The State associated with the provider's practice location address. This field cannot be used as the only search criterion. If this field is used, at least one other field, besides the NPI type and Country, must be populated. Select the desired state from the drop down list.
• Country: The Country associated with the provider's practice location address. This field can be used as the only search criterion as long as the value selected is neither United States nor Any. When selecting United States as a search criterion, at least one other search criterion field besides the NPI Type and State must be entered. Select the desired Country from the drop down list.
• Postal Code: The Postal Code associated with the provider's practice location address.
• Address Type: Primary and Secondary Address associated with the provider's practice location address. Must be used with City, State, Country, and/or Postal Code.
• Exact Match: By selecting (checking) the check box, the search will only return the NPIs where the NPI data exactly matches the search criteria entered.

  Examples:

  • Smith is entered into the Last Name field, the search results will only contain Providers with the last name of Smith, and will not include names starting with Smith e.g., Smiths, or Smithson, etc.
  • Bob is entered in the first Name field, the search results will only include Authorized Officials with the first name of Bob and would not include Providers with the first name of Robert, Bobby, Rob, Robby, etc.