How to Find If a Physician Is in Good Standing

It is relatively simple to determine if a physician is in good standing. The Federation of State Medical Boards maintains a database of all practicing physicians and tracks their history of disciplinary actions, education, training, licensure history, medical specialty and location information. Access to this information is available online; for a small fee, anyone can receive a profile report on a physician, either delivered by postal mail or sent electronically to a valid email address.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet access and a web browser
• Printer, if you wish to print the request form and mail it
• VISA, MasterCard, cashier's check or money order in the amount of $9.95 per physician name requested
• Valid email address, if you prefer an instant, electronic report

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Instructions

Determining Physician's Standing

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  Point your web browser to http://www.docinfo.org.

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  Locate the green "Order Options" box on the lower left-hand side of the web page.

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  Decide if you want an instant, electronic report delivered to your email address or a printed report mailed to your home address.

Ordering Electronic Report

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  Click "Immediate Results" in the "Order Options" box on http://www.docinfo.org.

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  Complete the online form with the physician's first and last names, city, state and ZIP code, and click SEARCH.

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  Click the ADD TO CART link that appears next to the name of the physician about whom you wish information. Then click CHECK OUT.

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  Review and accept the terms and conditions of the search by clicking the appropriate box and then click CHECK OUT.

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  Review order summary and click CHECK OUT. Enter payment information and email address. Click PROCESS PAYMENT AND RETRIEVE REPORT.

Ordering Mailed Report

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  Click "Mail in Request" in the "Order Options" box on http://www.docinfo.org.

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  Click the underlined link to download the FSMB Physician Profile Request form, located on the lower left-hand side of the page. Print the form.

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  Complete the form with physician's name, address, city and ZIP code and the address where you would like to receive the printed report.

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  Attach to the request form a cashier's check or money order made payable to Federation of State Medical Boards for $9.95.

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  Use appropriate postage to mail form and check to Federation of State Medical Boards, ATTN: Physician Profiles, P.O. Box 972507, Dallas, Texas 75397-2507. Allow five to seven business days for processing.