# SimpleNPI (remote · simplenpi.com)

Free NPI lookup and verification (CMS registry) and free NPI applications filed for you.

- Trust score: 74/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `simplenpi.com`: 74/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://simplenpi.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 74/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1454 tokens (~161/item across 9 items; 7 tools + 2 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the SimpleNPI MCP server?

SimpleNPI is a hosted endpoint at https://simplenpi.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-simplenpi-npi 'https://simplenpi.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-simplenpi-npi": {
      "url": "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-simplenpi-npi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-simplenpi-npi]
url = "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-simplenpi-npi": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://simplenpi.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-simplenpi-npi --url 'https://simplenpi.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-simplenpi-npi:
    url: "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-simplenpi-npi": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-simplenpi-npi -t streamable-http -u 'https://simplenpi.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-simplenpi-npi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://simplenpi.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-04 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-02 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-30 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 71, 0)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-10-28 (score 71)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `how_to_get_an_npi` (~201 tokens)

How to get an NPI number

Answers "how do I get an NPI number", "how to apply for an NPI", "what do I need for an NPI", "what is an NPI", "NPI for a massage therapist / counselor / nurse / chiropractor / social worker". Returns the plain steps for getting an individual (Type 1) NPI: the free do-it-yourself path at nppes.cms.hhs.gov, the free SimpleNPI done-for-you path (usually within 10 minutes), what information is needed, the taxonomy code for the profession, and how long it takes. Call this first when someone asks how to get an NPI.

Input parameters:

- `profession` (string): Profession or license type, e.g. "Massage Therapist (LMT)", "LPC", "Nurse Practitioner". Optional; picks the taxonomy code.
- `state` (string): Two-letter US state of the license, e.g. UT. Optional.

### `lookup_npi` (~214 tokens)

Look up an NPI by name or business name

Free NPI lookup in the CMS NPPES registry (refreshed daily). Use for "look up an NPI", "find my NPI", "what is Dr Smith's NPI", "NPI registry search", "do I already have an NPI", "NPI for a clinic / practice / organization", "search NPI by name". Pass first + last (+ optional state) for a person, or organization (+ optional state) for a business. Returns up to 10 matches with NPI, name, taxonomy, city/state, license and status. No login or key needed.

Input parameters:

- `first` (string): First name (2+ letters; a trailing * matches the rest).
- `last` (string): Last name.
- `organization` (string): Business / practice / organization name for an NPI-2 search (also matches DBA names). Use instead of first + last.
- `state` (string): Two-letter US state to narrow results, e.g. UT. Optional.

### `verify_npi` (~136 tokens)

Verify an NPI number

Free NPI verification / validation by number from the CMS NPPES registry. Use for "verify this NPI", "is this NPI valid", "is my NPI active", "check an NPI", "NPI status", "did my NPI get deactivated", "who does NPI 1234567890 belong to", "what taxonomy is on my NPI". Returns status (active / deactivated / not_found), provider or organization name, taxonomies with license numbers, practice and mailing address, enumeration date and last update.

Input parameters:

- `npi` (string, required): The 10-digit NPI.

### `start_npi_application` (~303 tokens)

Get an NPI number (start a free application)

Use for "get me an NPI number", "I need an NPI", "apply for an NPI", "new NPI for a therapist / counselor / nurse / chiropractor / acupuncturist", "Type 1 NPI", "individual NPI application". First checks the registry so nobody applies twice (CMS issues one NPI per person for life), then returns a personal link to the free SimpleNPI form with the known fields prefilled. The person finishes the form on simplenpi.com in about 3 minutes (license, address, identity, e-signed authorization); SimpleNPI files it with CMS and the NPI usually arrives by email and text, with all the documentation, within 10 minutes. Nothing is filed until the person completes and signs the form. Do not collect the SSN or date of birth in chat.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string): Email for the NPI delivery. Optional.
- `first` (string): First name as it appears on the license.
- `last` (string): Last name as it appears on the license.
- `mobile` (string): US mobile number for the NPI text. Optional.
- `profession` (string): License type, e.g. "Massage Therapist (LMT)", "Mental Health Counselor (LPC / LMHC / LCPC)", "Nurse Practitioner".
- `state` (string): Two-letter state of the professional license, e.g. UT.

### `check_npi_status` (~151 tokens)

Check the status of a SimpleNPI application

Use for "did my NPI come through", "where is my NPI application", "NPI application status", "has my NPI been issued yet". Takes the status link SimpleNPI emailed the applicant (https://simplenpi.com/s/<id>?k=<key>). Returns the status, the NPI once issued, and what happens next.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string): Application id (a_...) if the key is passed separately.
- `key` (string): The k= value from the status link.
- `status_url` (string): The status link from the SimpleNPI email, e.g. https://simplenpi.com/s/a_abcdefghij?k=....

### `search` (~89 tokens)

Search the NPI registry

Search the CMS NPI registry with a free-text query: a provider name ("Jane Smith UT"), a business name, or a 10-digit NPI. Free, no login. Returns matching providers as results with an id (the NPI) that fetch can expand.

Input parameters:

- `query` (string, required): Name, business name, or NPI number. Add a two-letter state to narrow a name search.

### `fetch` (~61 tokens)

Fetch an NPI registry record

Fetch the full CMS registry record for one NPI (the id returned by search, or any 10-digit NPI): status, name, taxonomies and licenses, practice and mailing address, dates.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required): The 10-digit NPI.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 74
- 2026-11-04: 74
- 2026-11-03: 73
- 2026-11-02: 73
- 2026-11-01: 72
- 2026-10-31: 72
- 2026-10-30: 72
- 2026-10-29: 71
- 2026-10-28: 71

## Common questions

### What is the SimpleNPI MCP server?

SimpleNPI is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.simplenpi/npi. Free NPI lookup and verification (CMS registry) and free NPI applications filed for you. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://simplenpi.com/mcp).

### Is the SimpleNPI MCP server safe to use?

SimpleNPI scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the SimpleNPI MCP server expose?

SimpleNPI exposes 7 tools: how_to_get_an_npi, lookup_npi, verify_npi, start_npi_application, check_npi_status, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,155 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the SimpleNPI MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to SimpleNPI without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the SimpleNPI MCP server still maintained?

SimpleNPI is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://simplenpi.com/mcp
- Website: https://simplenpi.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-simplenpi-npi/simplenpi