Is there a cheap alternative to Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services?

Yes. Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services's underlying data is public: NPPES NPI registry (US public domain); OIG LEIE exclusion list (US public domain); SAM.gov exclusions (US public domain). Per-provider combo checks proven viable at $0.25–5.00 per call vs annual platform fees.

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Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services: what you're actually paying for

Q: What data does Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services actually use?

Batch UX over three free federal lists every provider can query directly. Key sources: NPPES NPI registry — US public domain; OIG LEIE exclusion list — US public domain; SAM.gov exclusions — US public domain.

Q: Is it legal to rebuild Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services from public data?

Facts and public-domain government data are not copyrightable, but there are real traps here: None — federal lists. Screening obligations/cadence are the customer's regulatory duty; you provide the check, not the compliance program This is research, not legal advice.

Yes — rebuildable from free public data

Healthcare exclusion / sanction screening services typically costs $1,000s–$10,000s/yr per organization. Its core dataset is not proprietary: it is built on NPPES NPI registry; OIG LEIE exclusion list; SAM.gov exclusions — public sources you can access directly for free. What the subscription actually adds is batch UX over three free federal lists every provider can query directly.

The free public data underneath

Source	License	Access
NPPES NPI registry	US public domain	npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov
OIG LEIE exclusion list	US public domain	oig.hhs.gov
SAM.gov exclusions	US public domain	sam.gov

Rebuild recipe

Resolve provider via NPI
Check LEIE + SAM exclusions
Return a combined per-provider verdict with source citations

DIY difficulty: low

The price math

Per-provider combo checks proven viable at $0.25–5.00 per call vs annual platform fees.

Licensing and legal traps

None — federal lists. Screening obligations/cadence are the customer's regulatory duty; you provide the check, not the compliance program

The pay-per-call alternative, live today:

https://compliancepulse.theaslangroupllc.com (screening live)

CompliancePulse / ClearCarePulse — no subscription, no seat license, USDC per call via x402. Agents can pay programmatically.

Decompose any data product programmatically: GET https://pulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/unbundle?product=Healthcare — $1.00 per call via x402. 22 products decomposed; honest misses for everything else.

Research as of 2026-07-06 by The Aslan Group LLC (info@theaslangroupllc.com). Product names are used nominatively to identify the products analyzed; all trademarks belong to their owners. Pricing is as publicly reported or contract-disclosed at research time and may change. This is research for build-vs-buy evaluation, not legal advice — verify licenses against the primary source before building.