For Developers

Healthcare Data APIs
for Developers

12 RESTful endpoints, real-time federal data, simple credit-based pricing. Ship healthcare features in hours, not months.

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Healthcare Data Is Hard. We Did the Hard Part.

Federal healthcare data is scattered across NPPES, FDA, CMS, and NLM with inconsistent formats, rate limits, and authentication. We unified it into one API.

Healthcare Data Is Fragmented

NPPES, openFDA, RxNorm, DailyMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, and CMS all have different formats, authentication schemes, and rate limits. Pulling data from five sources means writing five integrations.

Building from Scratch Takes Months

Data normalization, error handling, caching layers, retry logic, and compliance requirements add up. A "simple" NPI lookup feature balloons into a multi-sprint project before you ship anything.

API Costs Are Unpredictable

Per-call pricing with no dashboard, no budget controls, and no way to predict monthly spend. You find out you blew the budget when the invoice arrives. Credits give you full visibility upfront.

Everything You Need to Build and Ship

Interactive testing, complete documentation, self-service key management, and structured learning paths for healthcare data.

Free

API Explorer

Test all 12 endpoints live in your browser. Enter parameters, fire requests, and inspect the JSON response. No API key required for anonymous access.

Open Explorer
Free

API Documentation

Complete endpoint reference with parameters, response schemas, code samples, and error codes. Copy-paste ready examples for every endpoint.

Read the Docs
Pro

API Key Management

Generate and revoke keys, track usage per key, set budget limits, and monitor credit consumption in real time. Full self-service from your dashboard.

Manage Keys
Free

Cloud Academy

Tutorials, quickstart guides, and structured courses covering healthcare data fundamentals, API integration patterns, and production deployment best practices.

Start Learning

Three Lines to Your First API Call

Standard REST. JSON responses. Works with any language or framework. Here is a provider search in the language of your choice.

# Search for cardiologists in New York
curl "https://cognizantcloud.com/api/v1\
?endpoint=provider/search\
&name=smith\
&state=NY\
&specialty=cardiology\
&limit=5" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
// Search for cardiologists in New York
const response = await fetch(
  "https://cognizantcloud.com/api/v1" +
  "?endpoint=provider/search&name=smith&state=NY" +
  "&specialty=cardiology&limit=5",
  {
    headers: { "x-api-key": API_KEY }
  }
);

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.results);  // Array of matching providers
import requests

# Search for cardiologists in New York
response = requests.get(
    "https://cognizantcloud.com/api/v1",
    params={
        "endpoint": "provider/search",
        "name": "smith",
        "state": "NY",
        "specialty": "cardiology",
        "limit": "5",
    },
    headers={"x-api-key": API_KEY},
)

data = response.json()
print(data["results"])  # List of matching providers

JSON Response

// Truncated for brevity
{
  "endpoint": "provider/search",
  "credits_used": 1,
  "result_count": 5,
  "results": [
    {
      "npi": "1234567890",
      "name": "SMITH, JOHN A MD",
      "specialty": "Cardiovascular Disease",
      "city": "NEW YORK",
      "state": "NY",
      "phone": "2125551234",
      "taxonomy_code": "207RC0000X",
      "enumeration_date": "2005-04-12"
    },
    // ... 4 more results
  ],
  "response_time_ms": 142
}

12 Endpoints, One API Key

Providers, drugs, clinical trials, diagnoses, and hospital quality data. Every endpoint returns normalized JSON with consistent error handling.

Method Endpoint Description Cost
GET provider/search Search 8M+ NPI records by name, state, specialty, taxonomy 1 credit
GET provider/lookup Get full provider details by NPI number 1 credit
GET drug/interactions Check drug-drug interactions by RxCUI or drug name 2 credits
GET drug/label Retrieve FDA-approved drug labeling from DailyMed 1 credit
GET drug/adverse-events Search FDA adverse event reports (FAERS) 2 credits
GET drug/recalls FDA enforcement actions and recall notices 1 credit
GET drug/ndc National Drug Code directory lookup 1 credit
GET drug/rxnorm RxNorm concept normalization and related terms 1 credit
GET drug/pricing NADAC drug pricing data from CMS 2 credits
GET diagnosis/icd10 ICD-10-CM code search and hierarchy lookup 1 credit
GET / POST hospital/quality CMS hospital quality measures and star ratings 2 credits
GET trials/search ClinicalTrials.gov study search by condition, drug, location 2 credits

Authentication

Pass your API key in the x-api-key header on every request. Anonymous access is available with limited rate limits for evaluation. Generate keys from your API Keys dashboard (Pro plan and above). Each key tracks usage independently, so you can isolate spend by project or environment.

Start Free, Scale When Ready

No surprise invoices. Credits are purchased upfront, and your dashboard shows exactly what you have spent and what remains.

Free
$0 /mo

Anonymous API access for evaluation and prototyping.

  • Limited anonymous access
  • All 12 endpoints available
  • Standard rate limits
  • Interactive API Explorer
  • Full documentation access
Try the Explorer
Ultra
$29.99 /mo

For teams with high-volume or latency-sensitive workloads.

  • 2,000 credits included monthly
  • Priority rate limits
  • Multiple API keys
  • Advanced usage analytics
  • Priority support
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Need burst capacity? Credit packs from $10 to $1,000 are available on any plan. View all options

Works With Any Stack

Standard REST over HTTPS with JSON responses. If your language can make an HTTP request, you can use the API.

REST API, JSON Responses

Every endpoint accepts query parameters and returns consistent JSON with status codes, error messages, and credit usage metadata. No SDKs required.

Batch Processing

Process bulk lookups by looping through your data programmatically. Rate limits are generous and scale with your plan tier.

SDKs Coming Soon

Official client libraries for JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and Go are in development. Until then, any HTTP client works out of the box.

Webhook Support Planned

Event-driven notifications for drug recalls, safety alerts, and data changes are on the roadmap. Subscribe to updates to be notified at launch.

Start Building in Five Minutes

Create a free account, grab an API key, and make your first call. No credit card, no sales call, no procurement process.