Look up U.S. healthcare providers by NPI, name, specialty and ZIP radius from CMS NPPES data.
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http npilayer https://npilayer.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"npilayer": {
"url": "https://npilayer.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"npilayer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://npilayer.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://npilayer.com/mcp
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 3 found in our last check
lookup_npiLook up a single U.S. healthcare provider or organization by its 10-digit National Provider Identifier (NPI), from CMS NPPES data. An NPI record identifies a provider; it does not indicate licensure, credentialing, network participation, or current practice status.
search_providersSearch U.S. healthcare providers and organizations by name, location, or specialty, from CMS NPPES data. Provide at least one filter; an empty search returns an arbitrary page of providers rather than a meaningful result.
providers_nearFind U.S. healthcare providers within a radius of a ZIP code or coordinate, from CMS NPPES data. Provide either "zip", or both "lat" and "lng". Distance is measured from each provider's primary practice location to the ZIP centroid (not an exact street address), since NPILayer's…
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Optional "Bearer <NPILayer API key>". lookup_npi and search_providers work without it (rate-limited); providers_near needs a key or OAuth sign-in. |
Details
| Endpoint | https://npilayer.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | com.npilayer/npilayer |
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