# Finding Healthcare Practices Via Google Search

> Finds medical practices, clinics, dental offices, and healthcare providers via Google Search using apidojo's Google Search Scraper on Apify. Triggers when the user asks to: find medical practices for outreach, discover dental offices or clinics via Google, build a list of healthcare providers in a specific city, find doctors or medical groups for vendor sales, prospect healthcare practices for software or supply sales, identify hospitals or urgent care centers by location, or compile a healthcare provider list from Google results. Returns practice name, website URL, and Google snippet per result. Ideal for HealthTech SaaS vendors, medical suppliers, and B2B service companies targeting healthcare practices.

- Skill: `apidojo-io/finding-healthcare-practices-via-google-search` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add apidojo-io/finding-healthcare-practices-via-google-search`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/apidojo-io/finding-healthcare-practices-via-google-search/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: apidojo-io (https://skillmd.com/u/apidojo-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/apidojo-io/finding-healthcare-practices-via-google-search

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# Finding Healthcare Practices Via Google Search

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## Inputs

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------|
| `startUrls` | array | Optional | `[]` | Google search URLs |
| `searchTerms` | array | Optional | `[]` | Keywords to search on Google |
| `countryCode` | string | Optional | `US` | Country for Google search (e.g. `US`, `GB`, `TR`) |
| `languageCode` | string | Optional | — | Language for results (e.g. `en`) |
| `maxItems` | number | Optional | Unlimited | Maximum results to return across all queries |
| `maxPagesPerQuery` | integer | Optional | `1` | Maximum result pages per query |
| `mobileResults` | boolean | Optional | `false` | Fetch mobile SERP layout |
| `customMapFunction` | string | Optional | — | JavaScript function to transform each output object |

## How to Run

### Using run_actor.js (recommended)

```bash
# Quick answer (table)
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~google-search-scraper" --input '{"searchTerms": ["dental practice Chicago"], "countryCode": "US", "maxPagesPerQuery": 3}'

# Save as CSV
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~google-search-scraper" --input '{"searchTerms": ["dental practice Chicago"], "countryCode": "US", "maxPagesPerQuery": 3}' --output results.csv --format csv

# Save as JSON
node scripts/run_actor.js --actor "apidojo~google-search-scraper" --input '{"searchTerms": ["dental practice Chicago"], "countryCode": "US", "maxPagesPerQuery": 3}' --output results.json --format json
```

### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~google-search-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms": ["dental practice Chicago"], "countryCode": "US", "maxPagesPerQuery": 3}'
```

If Apify MCP is available:
Use the Apify MCP `call_actor` tool with actor `apidojo~google-search-scraper` and the input above.

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## Scoring & Ranking

Score each result by:
- `snippet_has_health_signals` (contains: clinic, practice, dental, medical, healthcare, patients, MD, DDS) → weight 0.50
- `valid_domain` (not .gov, .edu, .wikipedia, .yelp) → weight 0.30
- `position_score` → 1 - (position / total), weight 0.20

```python
score = 0.50 * int(health_signals) + 0.30 * int(valid_domain) + 0.20 * position_score
```

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## Classification

| Score | Tier | Label |
|-------|------|-------|
| ≥ 0.70 | A | PRIME_PROSPECT |
| 0.40–0.69 | B | WARM_LEAD |
| < 0.40 | C | LOW_PRIORITY |

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## Edge Cases

- **Directory sites**: Healthgrades, Zocdoc, WebMD listings — not practices. Filter by checking domain.
- **Hospital systems**: Large hospital networks are hard to reach. Focus on independent practices.
- **No contact data**: SERP returns URL and snippet only — no phone/email. Use as a starting list.
- **Duplicate practices**: Same clinic may appear for multiple search terms — deduplicate by domain.
- **Specialty filter**: Add specialty to search term: "orthopedic clinic Denver", "dermatology practice Miami".