📋 Healthgrades Doctor Directory Scraper Effortlessly extract detailed doctor listings from Healthgrades.com using a lightweight and fast HTML parser powered by CheerioCrawler on Apify. --- ### 🔍 Key Features * Fast & Lightweight: Uses Cheerio instead of a browser for blazing-fast performance. * Comprehensive Data Extraction: Retrieve doctor names, specialties, addresses, ratings, review counts, detailed practice locations, and more. * Customizable Search: Target your scrape with specialty and location filters. * Pagination Support: Automatically queues next pages to collect deeper results. * Proxy Integration: Supports Apify Proxy and custom proxy settings to help avoid IP blocks. --- ## 🌟 Use Cases * Healthcare Marketing – Build targeted contact lists of healthcare professionals. * Market Intelligence – Monitor provider availability by region or specialty. * Data Enrichment – Add missing provider data to existing databases. * Lead Generation – Identify potential medical partners or prospects. --- ## 🛠️ Input Configuration Configure the actor with the following fields: | Field | Type | Description | Example | | -------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------- | --------------- | | specialty | String | Doctor specialty to search for | "Cardiologist" | | location | String | City, state, or ZIP to search | "Portland, OR" | | maxPages | Integer | Max number of pages to scrape (0 = no limit) | 5 | | proxyConfiguration | Object | Apify Proxy or custom proxy usage | Enabled | --- ## 📄 Output Each result is returned as a structured JSON object containing: ### Basic Information - name: Doctor's name - profileUrl: Direct link to doctor's Healthgrades profile - doctorSpecialty: Medical specialty - rating: Star rating - reviewCount: Number of patient reviews - address: Formatted practice address from search results - attributes: Patient feedback highlights - imageUrl: Doctor's photo URL (if available) ### Detailed Practice Locations - locations: Array of practice locations with detailed information: - practiceName: Name of the practice/facility - streetAddress: Street address - city: City - state: State - postalCode: ZIP/postal code - phone: Phone number - fax: Fax number (if available) Example: ```json { "name": "Dr. Jane Smith, MD", "profileUrl": "https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-jane-smith-abc123", "doctorSpecialty": "Specialty: Cardiology", "rating": "4.8", "reviewCount": "(85 ratings)", "address": "123 Heartbeat Ln Ste 200Portland, OR 97201", "attributes": [ "Listened/answered questions (65)", "Explains conditions well (62)", "Found trustworthy (58)" ], "imageUrl": "https://dims.healthgrades.com/dims3/MMH/format/webp/?url=https://example.com/photo.jpg", "locations": [ { "practiceName": "Heart Center of Excellence", "streetAddress": "123 Heartbeat Ln Ste 200", "city": "Portland", "state": "OR", "postalCode": "97201", "phone": "(503) 555-0123", "fax": "(503) 555-0124" }, { "practiceName": "Cardiac Specialists Group", "streetAddress": "456 Medical Plaza Dr", "city": "Beaverton", "state": "OR", "postalCode": "97005", "phone": "(503) 555-0125", "fax": null } ] }