How can you check a doctor's licence?

Ask for the full name and role

Write down the name as the service gives it. Ask the person's professional role and which state board holds the licence. That tells you which record to look for.

Choose the state where the visit happens

Guidance checked on September 26, 2026 places a remote visit in the state where the patient is at the time. A

Use your planned location for the visit to choose the state. Ask the service to explain any special state authorization it relies on.

Find that state's medical board

For links to each state's doctor-licensing boards, use the directory from the Federation of State Medical Boards. B

Some states use more than one board to license doctors, so check which board holds this person's record.

Open the board's own site and look for its licence search. Match the name and any licence details the service supplied.

Read the status and public history

Medical boards publish the status of doctors' licences along with records of public actions against those doctors; the details differ across states. B

Read the full entry, including any restrictions or linked board actions. If the record is unclear, ask the board how to read it.

Keep the result in perspective

When the record is clear, no public action appears in it; this does not tell you how good the care is.

A licence check does not establish that MOTS-c has US approval; it still had none as of September 30, 2026. C

Take the result back to your questions about the assessment, the evidence and the proposed choice.

If a pharmacy enters the conversation

Pharmacy licences are held in a separate state board's records. D

Ask which pharmacy would make and send any proposed medicine. Use the pharmacy's actual name for that separate check.