**YouTube** is an American [online video-sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_hosting_service "Video hosting service") [platform](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_platform "Web platform") headquartered in [San Bruno, California](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bruno,_California "San Bruno, California")

cf3f59da-c081-4fab-99d2-f02e60e183b0.PNG

An Activity for NPI lookup through the API provided by National Plan & Provider Enumeration System.

**WHAT IS NPI**

The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) mandated the adoption of standard unique identifiers for health care providers and health plans.

An NPI is permanently associated with a specific individual regardless of any changes in practice location or additional specialty training.

This activity will connect with the provider NPI database provided by CMS in real time via NPI lookup API and bring below listed results as an output.

**Provider’s Basic** details like First Name, Last Name, Organisation Name, Credentials etc

**Address** details like Address line 1, Address Line 2, City, State, Postal code, Telephone no etc.

**Taxonomies** like Code, License, description etc.

**Identifiers** like Issuer**,** code, state etc.

\*Please go through the activity manual before activity integration, Plesae use "https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api" for UPI URL

UiPath custom activity for real time NPI lookup through the API provided by National Plan & Provider Enumeration System and bring provider list results(Payer claims, referral provider, credentialing)

d63b4c82-2d36-4a40-9de1-eae413dfb0bb.jpg

Healthcare Provider NPI Search Activity