The credentialing infrastructure
you don't have to build.
We built the hard parts: direct connections to 400+ primary sources, automated identity resolution across millions of provider records, and continuous re-verification on source schedules. Your credentialing, compliance, and payer operations teams can focus on decisions, not data collection.
50+
States & territories
400+
Primary sources connected
40M+
Provider licenses monitored
0.5s
Average query response time
The Pipeline
Other vendors re-license aggregated data. Baton goes directly to the source.
Most credentialing tools work from aggregated, second-hand data. We built something different: a direct connection to each primary source, so your data is always authoritative and always fresh.
Each handoff loses freshness,
accuracy, and provenance.
Direct from authority.
Full chain of custody preserved.
National Coverage
Every state. Every board. One pipeline.
Data flows from primary sources across all 50 states into the Baton pipeline, where it's normalized, resolved, and made available to your team instantly.
Dr. Jane Doe
NPI: 1234567890
50 State Primary Sources
Dr. Jane Doe
Resolved profile with 3 licenses
Sources
State boards, DEA,
OIG, SAM, NPPES
Pipeline
Normalize, model,
resolve, score
Data Layer
Unified provider
profiles & history
Your Products
App, API, reports,
integrations
Primary Source Collection
Direct from the source. Every time.
We maintain direct, automated connections to licensing boards, regulatory agencies, and federal databases across all 50 states and U.S. territories. No intermediaries. No aggregated feeds. Every data point traces back to the issuing authority.
- State medical boards & nursing boards
- DEA registration databases
- OIG & SAM exclusion lists
- Specialty certification boards
- NPI registry (NPPES)
Normalization & Modeling
One language for 50 different systems.
Every state formats their data differently: different fields, different statuses, different update cadences. Our data pipeline normalizes millions of records into a unified schema while preserving the original source data for auditability.
- Unified status taxonomy across all boards
- License type classification & mapping
- Temporal data modeling with full history
- Source-of-truth provenance on every field
- Automated quality checks at every stage
Entity Resolution
The hardest problem in credentialing, solved.
A single provider can hold licenses in multiple states, each listed under slightly different names, with different identifiers. Our resolution engine uses layered heuristics and confidence scoring to build the most complete provider profiles in the industry.
- Multi-signal identity matching
- Confidence scoring with transparency
- Cross-state license association
- DEA-to-practitioner linkage
- Continuous refinement as new data arrives
Continuous Monitoring
Always current. Never stale.
Credentialing data changes constantly: licenses expire, statuses change, board actions are filed. Our infrastructure continuously checks primary sources and propagates changes through the entire system, so the data you see is always the data that matters.
- Automated re-verification on source schedules
- Change detection across all monitored fields
- Real-time alerting on material changes
- Expiration forecasting & proactive warnings
- Full changelog for audit readiness
Take Action
What you can do with Baton
Once the hard data work is done, everything else becomes simple. Search, monitor, verify, export, and integrate, all powered by the same authoritative data layer.
Search & Verify
Query millions of providers by NPI, name, state, or license number. Get instant, primary-source-backed results.
Monitor & Alert
Add providers to a roster and we watch everything: status changes, expirations, board actions, exclusions.
Generate & Export
Produce audit-ready verification PDFs, compliance reports, and bulk exports, all backed by primary source data.
Integrate via API
Access everything programmatically through our GraphQL API. Build credentialing into your own workflows and systems.
Deliver via Flat Files
Schedule structured data exports to your downstream systems, data warehouses, or credentialing platforms on any cadence.
Power AI Workflows via MCP Server
Baton supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), providing trusted, normalized primary source credential data as a real-time context layer for AI assistants and agentic credentialing workflows.
Why this matters
Speed from depth
Instant results come from having the data already collected directly from every primary source, already resolved, and already indexed. When you query Baton, the answer is already there, not being fetched in real time from a state board.
Accuracy from authority
When your data comes directly from the licensing board, there's no telephone game. No stale caches from third-party aggregators. Every record carries proof of where it came from and when it was last verified.
Completeness from coverage
A provider profile is only useful if it's complete. By connecting to every primary source across every state, we surface licenses, registrations, and flags that other systems simply miss.
Get Started
See how Baton fits into your credentialing workflow
Book a 30-minute demo. We'll show you how Baton's primary source pipeline connects to your existing credentialing systems, whether you're running a health system, managing a payer network, or onboarding telehealth providers across multiple states.