{"repo":"ropensci/npi","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/ropensci/npi","clone":"git clone https://github.com/ropensci/npi.git","description":"Access the U.S. National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry Public Search API","language":"R","stars":38,"topics":["api-wrapper","r","npi-number","healthcare","health-data","r-package","rstats"],"license":null,"category":"api-integrations-sdks","readme_excerpt":"npi Access the U.S. National Provider Identifier Registry API Use R to access the U.S. National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry API (v2.1) by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): . Obtain rich administrative data linked to a specific individual or organizational healthcare provider, or perform advanced searches based on provider name, location, type of service, credentials, and many other attributes. npi provides convenience functions for data extraction so you can spend less time wrangling data and more time putting data to work. Analysts working with healthcare and public health data frequently need to join data from multiple sources to answer their business or research questions. Unfortunately, joining data in healthcare is hard because so few entities have unique, consistent identifiers across organizational boundaries. NPI numbers, however, do not suffer from these limitations, as all U.S. providers meeting certain common criteria must have an NPI number in order to be reimbursed for the services they provide. This makes NPI numbers incredibly useful for joining multiple datasets by provider, which is the primary motivation for developing this package. Installation There are three ways to install the npi package: 1. Install from CRAN: install.packages(\"npi\") library(npi) 1. Install from R-universe: install.packages(\"npi\", repos = \"https://ropensci.r-universe.dev\") library(npi) 1. Install from GitHub using the devtools package: devtools::install github(","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/ropensci","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/ropensci/npi/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}