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UnitedHealth Group Provider Directory API

FHIR R4 Provider Directory API implementing Da Vinci PDex Plan Net IG

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

UnitedHealth Group Provider Directory API is one of 4 APIs that UnitedHealth Group publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Provider Directory. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version R4.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.uhc.com/fhir/R4.

2 operations 2 paths 1 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
R4
Base URL
https://api.uhc.com/fhir/R4
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
UnitedHealth Group Interoperability
License
UnitedHealth Group API Terms of Use
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

UnitedHealth Group Provider Directory API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained via authorization code flow

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Provider Directory 2

FHIR R4 Provider Directory API implementing Da Vinci PDex Plan Net IG

GET
/Practitioner
UnitedHealth Group List Network Practitioners
listPractitioners 5 params → 200401429
GET
/Organization
UnitedHealth Group List Network Organizations
listOrganizations 4 params → 200401429

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is FHIRBundle (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

FHIRBundle
object
FHIR R4 Bundle resource containing a collection of FHIR resources returned from UnitedHealth Group interoperability API search operations
7 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

unitedhealth-provider-directory-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs UnitedHealth Group publishes across the network.

UnitedHealth Group Clinical Data API
AE Profile APIs.io
UnitedHealth Group Drug Formulary API
AE Profile APIs.io
UnitedHealth Group Patient Access API
AE Profile APIs.io
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API Details
ID
unitedhealth:unitedhealth-provider-directory-api
Base URL
https://api.uhc.com/fhir/R4
Docs
https://www.uhc.com/legal/interoperability-apis
Provider
UnitedHealth Group
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