carrierone/npi-providers

---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
- tabular-regression
language:
- en
tags:
- healthcare
- npi
- providers
- medical
- cms
- nppes
size_categories:
- 1K-10K
---

# NPI Healthcare Providers — Sample Dataset

A 10,000-record sample from the CMS National Provider Identifier (NPPES) registry, containing information about US healthcare providers.

## Dataset Description

The full NPI dataset contains ~7.2 million records representing every healthcare provider registered with CMS. This sample contains 10,000 records from California for evaluation purposes.

### Source

- **Publisher**: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- **URL**: https://download.cms.gov/nppes/NPI_Files.html
- **Update frequency**: Weekly (every Sunday)
- **License**: Public domain (US government work)

### Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| npi | string | 10-digit National Provider Identifier |
| entity_type | int | 1 = Individual, 2 = Organization |
| last_name | string | Provider last name (individuals) |
| first_name | string | Provider first name (individuals) |
| org_name | string | Organization name (type 2) |
| specialty | string | Primary taxonomy description |
| address | string | Practice address |
| city | string | City |
| state | string | 2-letter state code |
| zip | string | 5-digit ZIP code |
| phone | string | Phone number |
| enumeration_date | string | Date provider was assigned NPI |
| last_updated | string | Last update date |

### Use Cases

- Healthcare provider directory applications
- Provider network analysis
- Medical specialty distribution research
- Geographic access to care studies

## Full Dataset Access

This is a sample. The full dataset (~7.2M providers) is available via:

- **x402 API**: Pay-per-query with USDC — [verilexdata.com/docs/x402](https://verilexdata.com/docs/x402)
- **Snowflake**: Native App on Snowflake Marketplace — [verilexdata.com/docs/snowflake](https://verilexdata.com/docs/snowflake)
- **Databricks**: Delta Sharing — [verilexdata.com/docs/databricks](https://verilexdata.com/docs/databricks)

Visit [verilexdata.com](https://verilexdata.com) for pricing and documentation.