• DATA
  • REPORTS
  • SEARCH
  • HUMAN

How to audit physician payment history with your AI

Connect to the HHS Open Payments database once. After that, your AI handles the searching and data extraction for you.

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Short answer

How can I audit physician payment history with my AI?

You give your AI a doctor's name or NPI, and it pulls their financial disclosure records from the federal database. You'll get a clear view of payments and ownership interests. This breakdown shows exactly how the data moves from the database to your chat.

The audit outcomes

What you get from the audit

The AI turns raw federal data into organized insights.

DATA

Individual payment records

The AI pulls specific transaction amounts and dates for a chosen physician. You get the raw numbers without digging through federal portals.

REPORTS

Summarized financial totals

Your agent aggregates multiple entries into single totals. This makes it easy to see the scale of payments from specific manufacturers.

SEARCH

Targeted doctor lookups

The AI finds the right person using names or NPI numbers. It filters out the noise to find the exact individual you're investigating.

HUMAN

Manual verification needed

You must review the final numbers for compliance or legal accuracy. The AI provides the data, but you make the final judgment calls.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat and the federal database.

  1. Find the physician

    Your AI searches the federal registry to locate the specific doctor you're looking for using their name or NPI.

    search_physicians

  2. Pull the records

    Once the doctor is identified, the AI pulls the full set of financial disclosure data associated with them.

    get_dataset

  3. Filter the data

    The AI narrows down the results to show only the specific types of payments or manufacturers you care about.

    get_dataset

  4. Format the output

    The agent organizes the raw data into a readable list or summary for your review.

    get_dataset

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your audit.

Starting points

Swap out the names and NPI numbers for the specific doctors you need to check.

HHS Open Payments Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_7u23vXwhxnAQUVTHtJVGNkWOGXYiG0Rpr2DQtEqC/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — HHS Open Payments capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hhs-open-payments-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_7u23vXwhxnAQUVTHtJVGNkWOGXYiG0Rpr2DQtEqC/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Find the payment history for Dr. Jane Smith in the HHS Open Payments database.

  • Get all financial records for NPI 1234567890.

  • Show me a summary of all payments made to Dr. Robert Chen by pharmaceutical companies.

  • List the ownership interests reported for the physician with NPI 9876543210.

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Start here

Connect HHS Open Payments once, then ask.

Click the link to connect the MCP. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your AI about physician data.

Connect HHS Open Payments to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change the data in the federal database?

    No. The AI only reads data from the HHS Open Payments database. It cannot edit or delete any federal records.

  • 02

    Does the AI verify if the payments are legal?

    No. The AI only retrieves the reported data. You are responsible for determining if the payments comply with laws or policies.

  • 03

    Can I search for doctors by their specialty?

    Yes, you can ask your AI to find doctors based on their name, NPI, or other identifying details provided by the search tool.

  • 04

    Will the AI automatically file a report for me?

    No. The AI pulls the data and organizes it, but it cannot submit filings or official documents to any government agency.

  • 05

    Can I get data for a specific year?

    Yes, you can instruct your AI to look for payments within a specific timeframe using the available dataset.

  • More questions about HHS Open Payments? The Connector page answers them. See everything the HHS Open Payments Connector can do

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