How to search for a provider

How to search for a provider

The Providers directory lets you search over one million verified U.S. clinicians using data from CMS, the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), and other authoritative federal sources.

What you can search by

• **Name or NPI** — the National Provider Identifier is a unique 10-digit number issued to every licensed clinician in the U.S.
• **Specialty** — for example, orthopedic surgery, cardiology, family medicine.
• **Location** — city, state, or ZIP. Results are sorted by distance when you enter a ZIP.
• **Hospital affiliation** — narrow to clinicians who practice at a specific hospital.

What each provider profile shows

• **Verification signals** — active license, current specialty, and years in practice.
• **Career history** — training, board certifications, and current affiliations.
• **Sanction and disciplinary history** — surfaced from the OIG LEIE (Office of Inspector General exclusion list) and state licensing boards where available.
• **Publications** — indexed peer-reviewed work when the provider has published.
• **Locations** — every practice address currently on file with CMS.

Tips for a good search

Use the fewest filters that still return a manageable list. Start with specialty plus city, then narrow. Save any promising results to your Health Binder so you can revisit them later. Every profile links back to its source records — click any citation to verify the data yourself.