Question 1

What is NPI lookup by name?

Accepted Answer

NPI lookup by name is a free search that finds a healthcare provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) using their first name, last name, or organization name — without needing the NPI number itself. Hewto.ai's NPI lookup by name uses the CMS NPPES public registry so you can find a doctor's NPI, look up a hospital's NPI, or search a group practice's NPI in seconds.

Question 2

How do I find a doctor's NPI number by name?

Accepted Answer

To find a doctor's NPI number by name, enter their first and last name above and (optionally) narrow by state, city, or taxonomy (specialty). The tool queries the CMS NPPES registry live and returns every matching provider — with their 10-digit NPI, credential, specialty, and practice address — so you can pick the right doctor and copy the NPI in one click.

Question 3

How do I look up a hospital or organization's NPI?

Accepted Answer

Switch the entity type to Organization (NPI-2) and enter the hospital, clinic, or group-practice name. Add a state and city if you want to filter to a specific location. The tool returns organization NPIs from the CMS NPPES registry with the practice address and taxonomy so you can find the right facility.

Question 4

Can I search partial names?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Add an asterisk (*) to search a partial name — for example, last name 'SMIT*' will match Smith, Smithers, and Smithson. Names must be at least 2 characters before the wildcard. Combine name filters with state, city, and specialty to narrow the results.

Question 5

Is this NPI lookup by name free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Hewto.ai's NPI lookup by name tool is 100% free — no signup, no API key. It's a live proxy over the official CMS NPPES public API, so you get up-to-date NPI records including the provider's name, taxonomy (specialty), practice address, phone, and status.

Question 6

What's the difference between an individual (NPI-1) and organization (NPI-2) lookup?

Accepted Answer

NPI-1 is an individual provider (a doctor, dentist, PA, NP, therapist, etc.) — search by first and last name. NPI-2 is an organization (a hospital, clinic, group practice, DME supplier, pharmacy) — search by organization name. The lookup form lets you filter by entity type so you get exactly the record you need.

Question 7

Can I filter NPI search by specialty or taxonomy?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Use the Taxonomy field to filter by specialty description — for example 'Family Medicine', 'Internal Medicine', 'Dentist', 'Cardiology', 'Physical Therapist'. This is the CMS NPPES taxonomy classification, so it matches the same specialty labels used on claim forms.

Question 8

Does Hewto.ai store the NPI searches I run?

Accepted Answer

No. Every search is proxied live through Hewto.ai to the CMS NPPES public registry and results are returned in real time. We do not persist your search queries or the returned records.

NPI Lookup by Name

Find any provider's NPI in three steps

Pick Individual or Organization

Enter the name + filters

Get NPIs live from NPPES

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