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adesigns/nppes-api
==================

PHP Library to interact with the NPPES NPI Registry API

v1.0.6(3y ago)84.7k↓50%3[2 issues](https://github.com/adesigns/nppes-api/issues)MITPHPPHP ^7.4|^8.0

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NPPES NPI Registry API
======================

[](#nppes-npi-registry-api)

This API allows you to easily look up providers using the NPI Registry API ().

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### via composer:

[](#via-composer)

```
composer require adesigns/nppes-api
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

### 1. Search for providers by any number of parameters. Will return an ApiResponse object with all providers.

[](#1-search-for-providers-by-any-number-of-parameters--will-return-an-apiresponse-object-with-all-providers)

To search the registry by a non-unique parameter (IE number), pass an array of parameters to the search() method. Available parameters can be seen in the NPPES Demo @

```
$client = new NPPESApi();

$results = $client->search(array('last_name' => "Smith"));

var_dump($results);
```

### 1. Search for a single provider by NPI Number. Will return a single Provider object.

[](#1-search-for-a-single-provider-by-npi-number--will-return-a-single-provider-object)

```
$client = new NPPESApi();

/** @var Provider **/
$provider = $client->searchByNumber(1234567890);

var_dump($provider);
```

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance15

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~383 days

Recently: every ~478 days

Total

6

Last Release

1180d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

v1.0.2PHP >=7.1|>=8.0

v1.0.3PHP ^7.4|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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