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# Get provider by ID



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/ext-api-v1.json get /providers/{providerId}
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Healos External API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    External API for managing patients, documents, and appointments, listing
    providers, and for pulling clinical notes (with transcript and patient
    context).
servers:
  - url: https://api.healos.ai/ext-api/v1
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:8787/ext-api/v1
    description: Local development
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /providers/{providerId}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Providers
      summary: Get provider by ID
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Internal provider identifier (HealOS user id)
            example: aaaaaaa1-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
          required: true
          name: providerId
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Provider details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProviderResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Insufficient scope
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Provider not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateLimitError'
components:
  schemas:
    ProviderResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Provider'
      required:
        - data
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
      required:
        - error
    RateLimitError:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: Rate limit exceeded. Please retry after the window resets.
      required:
        - error
    Provider:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Internal provider identifier (HealOS user id). Stable — map this to
            your own provider directory and pass it as `provider_id` when
            creating patients and appointments.
          example: aaaaaaa1-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
        name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Provider display name
          example: Dr. Alice Nguyen
        email:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Provider email
          example: alice.nguyen@cancercenter.example
        npi:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: >-
            Individual (type-I) National Provider Identifier, when recorded for
            this provider.
          example: '1234567890'
        title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Professional title/credential
          example: MD
        specialty:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Provider specialty
          example: Oncology
        role:
          type: string
          description: Role within the organization
          example: member
        joined_at:
          type: string
          description: When the provider joined the organization (ISO 8601)
          example: '2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z'
      required:
        - id
        - name
        - email
        - npi
        - title
        - specialty
        - role
        - joined_at
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
      description: API key obtained from /api/v1/ext-api-keys

````