Finding care / A question brief
How do I check a Texas doctor?
Get the person’s full name. Check the board’s record yourself, rather than relying on the badge on a website.
Where is the record?
The Texas Medical Board licenses doctors; its lookup also includes physician assistants.
The free public search shows licence details and board actions—decisions such as orders to correct problems or stop practising.
Ask the service for the prescriber’s full name and Texas licence number. Compare the result with the person named for your visit.
What am I looking for?
See if the licence is still current. Read any board orders—the board’s written decisions about the doctor. Look for limits on the doctor’s work or steps the doctor must take to fix a problem. Do not stop at a matching name.
A record with no public penalty against the doctor does not promise good care.
- Does the name match the person who will see me?
- Does the record show a current licence?
- Are there written board decisions I should read or ask about?
What if the doctor is somewhere else?
As of September 2026, treating a patient located in Texas generally calls for a full Texas medical licence.
One exception covers doctors who held Texas’s older licence for online care from another state on September 1, 2022. Another allows an out-of-state specialist to give occasional advice to a Texas-licensed doctor.
If a service says an exception applies to your care, ask which one and check with the Texas Medical Board.