Read the praised doctor’s record
A name on a care page is a starting point. The next stop is the public licence record.
Request the doctor’s name in full, along with the type of licence they hold. Keep the spelling as given.
For a doctor, use the state medical-board directory below. Select the state in which you will attend the visit.
Match the person’s name and licence details. Read the current status and any public discipline or limits shown.
Save the record and the date you read it. Ask the service to explain a mismatch before moving on.
State boards · public records
Doctor licence status and public disciplinary history are published by state medical boards, with the available detail depending on the state.
A record free of public discipline does not rate the doctor’s care.
Read the boards’ consumer explanation
Under the US guidance checked in September 2026, the doctor must hold a licence or suitable permission for the state in which you attend the online visit.
Give the service your physical location for the visit. Ask which licence or permission applies there. The service’s mailing location does not answer that question.
A state board of pharmacy handles pharmacy licences; it is a separate body from the medical board.
Ask for the dispensing pharmacy’s name. Then use the FDA, the US medicine regulator, to reach the relevant state pharmacy lookup.
Find the state pharmacy licence search