Open Payments (CMS Physician Data) MCP Connector for Claude

The Open Payments MCP server provides direct access to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) database. This transparency program publishes data about financial relationships between reporting entities (like drug and medical device companies) and covered recipients (physicians and teaching hospitals).

What you can do

• Physician Search — Locate specific healthcare providers using NPI, name, or specialty via search_physicians.
• Hospital Lookup — Find teaching hospitals by name or address using search_teaching_hospitals.
• Dataset Exploration — List all available reporting cycles and payment categories with list_datasets.
• Advanced Querying — Perform deep dives into payment records using SQL-like filters ($where, $select) via query_dataset.
• Metadata Retrieval — Get technical details and column definitions for specific datasets using get_dataset.

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Open Payments API Key (App Token)
3. Start auditing healthcare financial data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client

Who is this for?

• Compliance Officers — verify financial disclosures and industry ties for medical staff.
• Journalists & Researchers — analyze trends in industry spending and identify potential conflicts of interest.
• Healthcare Analysts — aggregate payment data to understand market influence and provider relationships.