U.S. · Physician licences
New York doctor license lookup.
In New York two agencies are involved: the State Education Department's Office of the Professions holds the licence verification search, and the Department of Health's Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) handles complaints and discipline.
Important, up front: this is a guide, not a verification service. It links to the official register and never queries it for you. The live record on the official site is the only thing that confirms a licence.
How to check, step by step
- Open the NYSED Office of the Professions Verification Search, which the Department of Health's own page names as the place to search for a physician.
- Search for the physician and open the record to see the licence information NYSED shows.
- For discipline, the Department of Health publishes a Search for a Disciplined Physician and a Find a Physician's License Number page under Professional Medical Conduct.
- Match the name and licence number against the person's own paperwork before relying on the result.
We did not find a public check-digit formula for New York licence numbers in the sources above, so there is nothing to validate offline: a number that looks right proves nothing until the regulator's record confirms it.
Official lookups
What to know
Who does what
The Department of Health page says OPMC has oversight of complaints about physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants and monitors practitioners who are subject to orders of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct. Licence verification itself is on the State Education Department side.
Scam warning
Both agencies publish fraud alerts. DOH says some physicians have been contacted by people pretending to be from the Department who threaten a licence suspension and demand payment, and says DOH never asks for credit card payment over the telephone or a wire transfer. NYSED warns of similar phone scams.
Limits
This page does not search either register. A clean verification result is a snapshot of the register on the day you look.
Sources
- NY Department of Health, Professional Medical Conduct (read November 2026)
- NYSED Office of the Professions, Verification Search (read November 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Where do I verify a New York doctor's license?
The Department of Health's page directs you to the State Education Department's Online Verification Search.
Where do I look for physician discipline?
The Department of Health's Professional Medical Conduct section has a Search for a Disciplined Physician page.
Does DOH ask for payment by phone?
Per its fraud alert, DOH says it never asks for credit card payment over the telephone or a wire transfer from a retail establishment.
Guide only — not an official verification
TNAADO is not affiliated with any licensing authority named here. Registers change; confirm on the official site and, for anything binding, with the regulator. This is not medical or legal advice. This page collects no personal data.