MidwifeProofNPPES directory · verify at state boards

Methodology

How we build this site, what we verify, and what we do not.

Summary

We aggregate the public NPPES registry (published by CMS) and organize it by city, state, and midwife credential type. We do not verify licenses or complaints ourselves — for that, we link directly to each state licensing board.

Data Pipeline

  1. Ingest. We download the NPPES bulk file from CMS (updated monthly) and filter to individual providers (Entity Type 1) whose primary taxonomy is 367500000X (Certified Nurse Midwife), 367A00000X (Certified Midwife), or 176B00000X (Certified Professional Midwife / non-nurse midwife).
  2. Normalize. We standardize address fields, format phone numbers, and compute years since NPI enrollment.
  3. Attach credential type. Each of the three taxonomies is a distinct credential (CNM, CM, CPM). We label every record accordingly — this IS the specialty axis for midwives.
  4. Group by city and state. Per-city directory pages.
  5. Group by address. Where 2+ NPPES records share a street address, we compile a practice page with real aggregates (provider count, credential mix, tenure).
  6. Link to state boards. For every state, we maintain a link to the state licensing board's official license lookup.

What We Publish

Only fields that appear in the NPPES public bulk file:

  • Provider first and last name
  • Credential (CNM / CM / CPM — derived from NPPES taxonomy)
  • NPI number and taxonomy code
  • Practice-location address, ZIP code, and phone number
  • NPI enumeration date and derived "years since NPI enrollment"
  • Gender code when NPPES publishes it

What We Deliberately Do NOT Publish or Claim

License status.

NPPES does not publish license status. We do not claim it. Use the state board link on every profile.

Disciplinary or complaint history.

NPPES does not publish complaints. State boards do. We link there rather than republish.

Clinical years of experience.

We publish "years since NPI enrollment" only, not a claim about clinical practice years.

Practice name for individual NPIs.

NPPES does not publish practice names for individual providers. We do not fabricate one.

Home-birth suitability, hospital privileges, malpractice.

None of these are in NPPES. We do not publish them.

Trust scores, rankings, endorsements.

We do not score, rank, or endorse individual midwives.

Data Freshness & Corrections

NPPES itself updates monthly. Providers may request correction or removal via our contact page. We honor takedown requests within 72 hours.

This Site Is Not Medical Advice

This directory is a starting point for finding a midwife. It is not medical advice. Do not delay professional evaluation based on information on this site.