Penn Medicine Provider Directory API

Public provider, organization, location, and endpoint resources required under CMS-9115-F.

Business capability
Healthcare Interoperability Operations BC-2900.60

Operations 5

GET /Practitioner Search Practitioner #
GET /PractitionerRole Search Practitioner Role #
GET /Organization Search Organization #
GET /Location Search Location #
GET /Endpoint Search Endpoint #

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OpenAPI Specification

penn-medicine-provider-directory-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Penn Medicine FHIR R4 Provider Directory API
  description: 'The University of Pennsylvania Health Systems FHIR Server is an Epic-backed HL7 FHIR R4

    implementation exposing CMS-mandated Patient Access and Provider Directory data, plus broader

    SMART on FHIR clinical resources.'
  version: 4.0.1
  contact:
    name: Penn Medicine FHIR API
    url: https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-health-care-professionals/for-physicians/electronic-medical-records
  license:
    name: Epic FHIR Terms of Use
    url: https://fhir.epic.com
servers:
- url: https://ssproxy.pennhealth.com/PRD-FHIR/api/FHIR/R4
  description: Penn Medicine FHIR R4 production endpoint (UPHS SecureSign Proxy)
security:
- smartOnFhir: []
tags:
- name: Provider Directory
  description: Public provider, organization, location, and endpoint resources required under CMS-9115-F.
paths:
  /Practitioner:
    get:
      tags:
      - Provider Directory
      summary: Search Practitioner
      operationId: searchPractitioner
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Practitioner resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /PractitionerRole:
    get:
      tags:
      - Provider Directory
      summary: Search Practitioner Role
      operationId: searchPractitionerRole
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/specialty'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of PractitionerRole resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Organization:
    get:
      tags:
      - Provider Directory
      summary: Search Organization
      operationId: searchOrganization
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/name'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Organization resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Location:
    get:
      tags:
      - Provider Directory
      summary: Search Location
      operationId: searchLocation
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/address'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Location resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
  /Endpoint:
    get:
      tags:
      - Provider Directory
      summary: Search Endpoint
      operationId: searchEndpoint
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/_id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bundle of Endpoint resources
          content:
            application/fhir+json: {}
components:
  parameters:
    _id:
      name: _id
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    specialty:
      name: specialty
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    name:
      name: name
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
    address:
      name: address
      in: query
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    smartOnFhir:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://ssproxy.pennhealth.com/PRD-FHIR/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://ssproxy.pennhealth.com/PRD-FHIR/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            launch: SMART app launch context
            openid: OpenID Connect
            fhirUser: Current FHIR user identity
            profile: User profile claims
            offline_access: Refresh token issuance
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://ssproxy.pennhealth.com/PRD-FHIR/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            system/*.read: System-level read of all resources (Bulk Data)