Every state and US territory offers the service of verifying physician certification. Search using name, address or therapy type. Also search to discover if any public action has been taken against a licensed professional, including nurses and various types of doctors.

Search through alphabetized links of medical specialties from allergy to urology, and directories for doctors, dentists, hospitals, health plans, medical schools, news/links and clinical trials. Search for medical assistance anywhere by name, city, area code, zip code, specialty, credential type, number and more.

Professionals may acquire information regarding license requirements, renewals, fees, exams, forms and applications, and recent changes in license status. Search for health licensee and continuing education providers by name, business, profession, county and license number

Useful information is available on various occupations, therapies and procedures from these sites as well as physician information. Disciplinary history, educational background and office information are available - even interactive maps to locate offices.

Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners and Medical Licensure Commission of Alabama - Contains links to tips and suggestions for online license renewal, the renewal site, important information concerning 2002 renewals as well as information on licensees - search database, written verification, public actions - agencies/staff, forms/applications and other information.

American Board of Medical Specialties - healthcare entities seeking primary source verification of a physician's board certification and consumers wishing to verify the board certification of a physician.

American Medical Association (AMA) - Physician Select. Use the database to search for basic professional information on nearly every licensed physician in the US and its territories. AMA members may access expanded listings which include more detail and are also provided a link to a site that creates sites for medical practices. Patients and customers are provided an additional AMA link to further health information.

Arizona Board of Medical Examiners - Use AZDocInfo to find an MD or PA's disciplinary history, educational background and office information. The Board is responsible for licensing allopathic physicians (MDs) only, not Osteo-, Naturo-,

Homeopathic, etc., physicians. Links provide access to medical directory changes, licensed renewal information, license status changes, other medical boards, an interactive map to locate offices, board member names and sites, news and other relevant medical and licensing information.

Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - (ASBCE) Licensee Roster Search - Use search engine to find a licensed Chiropractor in Arkansas. Two fields are provided, one for searching by last name, one for searching by city.

Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy - Select from a menu of links concerning the board, the public, information for pharmacists, licensing and contact information.

Administrators in Medicine (AIM) Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors - Use DocFinder links to participating state licensing authorities in twenty states to find doctors.

Aviation Medical Examiners Certification Search - Find Aviation-Certified Medical Examiners using name and address fields, or use the Aviation Designated Examiners Database link to search by name, city or state.

Medical Board of California - This link-rich page contains links for doctor searches, licensee and applicant services, forms and publications, how to check and choose a doctor, complaint information, action reports, Board member sites, recent publications, meeting agendas, and others. Physicians and surgeons may use the Online Professional Licensing link to renew, get duplicates and make address changes to licenses.

Riverside County Coroner's Press Releases - a daily listing of cases handled by the county coroner.

State of Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) - Click on the photograph to enter the site which contains a table of contents with links to information on OCME and its staff, as well as statistical and search related areas.

Florida Department of Health and Human Services - Search for health licensee and continuing education providers by name, business, profession, county and license number.

Georgia Board of Dentistry - Access licensure and legal information, Board database search, online renewal, Board member sites and other dentistry links from this page.

Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Dieticians - Access licensure and legal information, Board database search, online renewal, Board member sites and other licensed dietician related links from this page.

Georgia Board of Examiners of Licensed Practical Nurses - Access licensure and legal information, Board database search, online renewal, Board member sites and other licensed practical nurses related links from this page. Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Access licensure and legal information, Board database search, online renewal, Board member sites and other chiropractic related links from this page.

Healthgrades - Access quality of provider service information on thousands of hospitals, physicians, nursing homes and home health agencies. View business solution packages for hospital executives and customers concerned with quality of service.

Iowa Board of Medical Examiners - Use DocFinder search engine to access physician information using first and last name fields.

Women's Forum - Search for doctors by specialty, city and state. Other selections include featured expert, question of the day, special sections, articles and features, featured columnist and more tools.

Louisiana State Board of Dentistry - Search for a dentist here or get contact information for Board members and information about online laws and applications. Members can login to access the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry's online communications system.

Search for a physician or physician's assistant by name or license number.

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine - From this home page access educational bulletins, services for consumers, public information, services for physicians, online registration verification, patient care assessment, Board member information, regulations, physician profiles and other related sites.

Massachusetts Board of Registration - Medicine Physician Profile System - Use search engine to find a physician by name or town.

Medical Doctors Online - Use search engine to find doctors by last name, hospital or clinic, medical specialty, health plans accepted, area code and address fields.

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice - This site features the health professional finder, a search engine for locating physicians, as well as links for general information, Board newsletters, licensing and complaint process, statutes and rules, disciplinary actions, current issues, rules updates and other related areas.

Nebraska Health and Human Services License Information System - Search for licensee with name, profession and license number fields using name or facility designation.

Nebraska Health and Human Services Credentialing and Licensure - Read division mission and goals or use links to indexes for facilities, professions and occupations. Also available are links to Board information, meeting and contested case hearing schedules, a licensure status search engine and credentialing reform information.

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center - New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, This page displays the UNM Health Sciences Center address, a link to Steve's email address and the OMI web page.

New York State Education Department - Office of the Professions Online Verification Searches - Use this site to search by profession or licensee name or number, establishment name or type, county, status, or registration number.

North Carolina Medial Board - Search for physician or physician assistant by name and profession.

Ohio Board of Nursing - Use links to licensure verification, Dialysis Technician Certificate verification, Board information, rules and licensure data, publications and other nursing related sites.

Ohio Dental Board Licensure Verification - Use name or license number for licensure verification searches.

State Medical Board of Ohio - Contains sections for Medical Board alerts, information for consumers such as licensee profile and status, newly licensed practitioners, licensee location search engine, consumer's guide, monthly formal actions; information for practitioners such as licensure requirements and renewal status; and other areas covering questions, Board information, and policies, rules and statutes.

Ohio Optometry Board License Verification - Search for licensees by first and last name.

Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Links to Board and committee information, user and applicant search engines, forms, agendas and other related information.

Oregon State Board of Nursing - Access current topics, questions, forms, updated civil penalties and agency fees, advanced practice selection, Board information, publications and statistics, training programs, telephone license verification and other related links. InteliHealth - an Aetna company - features a site search engine and a link to the AMA Physician Select search engine. Also featured is the Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information service with categories such as diseases and conditions, healthy lifestyle, your health, and look it up. Interactive tools, catalogs and other resources are also available. Member Medical Boards - This site contains an alphabetized listing of state medical boards, their addresses, phone numbers and web pages. Tennessee Department of Health Licensure Verification - Use this site to search on name, address and professional information to find licensee.

Texas State Board of Dental Examiners - Find dentists, dental hygienists or dental laboratories by license number, name, city or zip code in this licensure verification database.

Texas State Board of Medical, Physicians Assistant, and Acupuncture Examiners - Select links to the Boards, complaint and customer information, data products, education, health professionals, institutions, licensure verification, rules, regulations, guidelines, statistics and other related links.

State of Vermont Board of Medical Practice - Go to the DocFinder search engine, prescribing practices, Healthfinder, Medline, certification verification and other related areas.

Credential Holder Search for Health Professionals - Search by name, credential type and number.