Open Payments (CMS Physician Data) MCP Server for Claude CodeGive Claude Code instant access to 5 tools to Get Dataset, List Datasets, Query Dataset, and more

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).

Claude Code registers Open Payments (CMS Physician Data) as an MCP server in a single terminal command. Once connected, Claude Code discovers all 5 tools at runtime and can call them headlessly. ideal for CI/CD pipelines, cron jobs, and automated workflows where Open Payments (CMS Physician Data) data drives decisions without human intervention.

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.

The Open Payments (CMS Physician Data) MCP Server exposes 5 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Code in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.