Healthcare MCP Server

Name: Healthcare MCP Server Review
Item: Healthcare MCP Server
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Data & Analytics Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

One-stop healthcare data access covering drugs, literature, coding, and imaging. All public APIs — no PHI handling.

Healthcare MCP server with 9 tools: FDA drug info, PubMed research, clinical trials, ICD-10 lookups, medRxiv preprints, DICOM metadata, Health.gov topics, and BMI calculator.

Look up FDA drug information and interactions through natural language
Search PubMed and clinical trials for evidence-based research
Perform ICD-10 lookups and medical coding validation

125 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeNo code needed

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

One-stop healthcare data access covering drugs, literature, coding, and imaging. All public APIs — no PHI handling.

Best for

Healthcare consultants, researchers, and health-tech teams who need medical data accessible through Claude.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public

By Cicatriiz

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Instructions to paste into Claude

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public --client claude

# Alternative: download healthcare-mcp.dxt from the repo and open it with Claude Desktop for one-click install; or npm install healthcare-mcp && npx healthcare-mcp

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me look up FDA drug information and interactions through natural language

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars125Contributors5Last updated2025-08-16LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-15 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Reddit

It’s time to fix MCP and strengthen public healthcare — Reddit · 12 pts

1 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 117 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 328d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far. We added it early so you can evaluate it before the crowd finds it.

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Data shown here comes from public APIs and automated scanning. Reviewer notes reflect one person's experience. This is not a security certification or legal recommendation. Always evaluate tools according to your own organization's policies.

Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 117 GitHub stars; 5 contributors; last commit 328d ago; license MIT.

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