Doximity Healthcare Professional Network API
Doximity healthcare professional network REST API for healthcare organizations, pharmaceutical companies, medical device firms, and health IT vendors to access physician identity, communication, and workflow tools within the largest US physician network (80%+ of US physicians). Enables AI agents to manage physician identity verification and NPI lookup for healthcare provider directory automation, handle secure medical fax sending and receiving for clinical communication automation, access physician specialty and practice location data for provider directory management automation, retrieve clinical workforce and referring physician network analysis for health system operations automation, manage DocNews clinical content delivery for pharmaceutical rep detail automation, handle telehealth visit scheduling and launch for physician workflow automation, access continuing medical education (CME) credential tracking for physician engagement automation, retrieve physician group and health system affiliation data for network adequacy analysis automation, manage secure messaging to physician network for care coordination automation, and integrate Doximity with EHR physician directories, pharmaceutical CRM, and health system credentialing systems for end-to-end healthcare professional engagement.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Physician network. HIPAA, SOC2. OAuth2. US. Physician identity, clinical fax PHI, and professional directory data.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A pharmaceutical company, health system, medical device firm, or health IT vendor wanting AI agents to automate physician engagement, provider directory management, secure clinical fax workflows, and referring network analysis using Doximity's network of 80%+ of US physicians.
Avoid When
PHYSICIAN CONTACT INFORMATION CAN-SPAM AND TCPA: Automated pharmaceutical or health IT marketing communications to physicians via Doximity messaging must comply with commercial message disclosure requirements; Doximity's physician network profile data is not a substitute for opt-in consent for commercial messaging outside Doximity platform; physician contact data obtained via Doximity API cannot be used for off-platform marketing without separate consent. HIPAA PHI IN CLINICAL FAX CONTENT: Automated clinical fax transmission via Doximity eFax containing patient PHI creates Doximity as HIPAA Business Associate; automated fax workflows must maintain BAA and verify recipient physician NPI before PHI transmission; automated fax to incorrect NPI creates HIPAA impermissible disclosure. PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY LICENSING FOR DOWNSTREAM USE: Doximity physician directory data has terms of service restrictions on downstream commercial licensing; automated extraction and redistribution of Doximity physician data to third-party directories or CRM systems without Doximity commercial licensing agreement creates ToS violation.
Use Cases
- • Verifying physician identity from healthcare provider directory agents
- • Sending clinical faxes from care coordination automation agents
- • Targeting physicians from pharma digital engagement agents
- • Analyzing referral networks from health system operations agents
Not For
- • Patient-facing healthcare apps (Doximity is clinician-only)
- • Clinical trial investigator recruitment (use Veeva Site Connect)
- • Non-physician healthcare worker credentialing (use symplr or Modio)
Interface
Authentication
Doximity uses OAuth 2.0 with scopes for partner API access. REST API with JSON. San Francisco, California HQ. Founded 2010 by Jeff Tangney and Nate Gross. Public (NYSE: DOCS). Largest US physician network (~80% of US physicians, 2M+ clinicians). Products: Doximity Dialer (HIPAA-compliant calls), eFax (secure clinical fax), Newsfeed (clinical content), Telehealth. Revenue from pharma/health system partnerships. HIPAA-compliant communications platform. Competes with WebMD Professional, Epocrates (acquired by athenahealth), and Physician's Weekly for healthcare professional engagement.
Pricing
San Francisco CA. Public (NYSE: DOCS). Enterprise licensing. Pharma rep detail and health system directory use cases. No free API tier.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ NO WEBHOOKS FOR FAX DELIVERY STATUS: Doximity eFax API does not support webhooks for fax delivery confirmation; automated clinical fax workflows must poll for delivery status; implement polling with exponential backoff for fax delivery verification; time-sensitive clinical faxes (prior auth, referral) require delivery confirmation polling before considering workflow complete
- ⚠ NPI VERIFICATION BEFORE PHI FAX TRANSMISSION: Automated clinical fax workflows via Doximity must verify recipient NPI validity and fax number association before PHI transmission; NPI lookup should be performed within 24 hours of fax transmission to account for physician practice location changes; stale NPI-to-fax mapping creates HIPAA impermissible disclosure risk
- ⚠ PHARMA DETAIL CONTENT FAIR BALANCE REQUIREMENT: Automated pharmaceutical promotional content delivery via Doximity DocNews must comply with FDA fair balance requirements for prescription drug promotion; automated drug content without required safety information and side effect disclosure violates FDA prescription drug promotion regulations; engage medical-legal-regulatory review before automated pharma content delivery
- ⚠ PHYSICIAN PROFILE DATA FRESHNESS FOR DIRECTORY: Doximity physician directory data is self-reported and updated by clinicians; automated health system provider directory sync from Doximity may lag actual physician practice location or affiliation changes; implement CMS provider directory accuracy standards (30-day update requirement) verification against claims data for health plan use cases
- ⚠ TELEHEALTH DIALER CALLER ID MASKING FOR PATIENT CALLS: Doximity Dialer masks physician's personal cell number when calling patients; automated telehealth scheduling workflows that use Doximity Dialer must account for patient call display showing Doximity number, not physician's office number; patient callback to Doximity displayed number routes to Doximity system — implement callback instruction in automated appointment confirmation messaging
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