This guide helps you look up a Medical License in Texas and check whether a license is active, delinquent, suspended, cancelled, retired, or otherwise restricted. It points you to the Texas Medical Board tools that show public license and profile details, board actions, and verification options.

This site is independent and does not provide legal advice or guarantees. Use official Texas Medical Board resources for the current record and any follow-up request.

Look Up a License

The main public search tool is the Texas Medical Board’s online verification system. It covers physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, medical radiologic technologists, non-certified radiologic technicians, respiratory care practitioners, medical physicists, perfusionists, pain management clinics, and some temporary licenses or permits.

You can start with the official Texas Medical Board license search.

If you are searching for a physician, you can also narrow by specialty and city. When a search returns no match, try less information first, such as only the last name and first initial, or the last name plus city.

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What the Texas record shows

The online verification record shows identifying details already verified by the Texas Medical Board, along with the current status of the license.

  • Birth year
  • License number
  • Original issue date
  • Current expiration date
  • Current status and the date that status was last updated
  • Disciplinary and non-disciplinary restrictions
  • Current Board action, if any

For many non-physician license types, the record may also show school information when that item is part of the public verification requirement. A blank specialty field does not always mean something is missing, because most license types do not use specialty limits.

Physician profiles and Board actions

Texas physician records may show more than a basic license verification. Physician profiles can include education, specialties, hospital privileges, practice address, disciplinary history, and some items reported by the physician.

Where applicable, public records can also link to Board actions such as Board orders, remedial plans, or cease and desist orders. To review those records directly, use Search Board Action.

If you want a fuller explanation of profile fields for physicians, see Contents of the Online Profile System. For other license types, the Texas Medical Board explains the public verification fields on Contents of Online Verification.

A status shown as “Suspended, Active” is still a suspended status. It means registration requirements were kept up during the suspension, but it is not an active license to practice medicine in Texas.

Request an official verification

If you need a board verification sent to another state, the process depends on the license type.

For physicians, physician assistants, acupuncturists, acudetox, and surgical assistants, the Texas Medical Board sends state board verifications on written request. The verification includes the licensee’s name, license or permit number, issue date, expiration date, disciplinary status, and the board seal. There is no fee for state board verifications, and the Board asks users to allow at least 10 working days.

For selected other license types, the MyTMB account system can generate and email an automatic PDF verification. The available electronic option applies to these license types:

  • Radiologist Assistant
  • General Medical Radiologic Technologist
  • Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist
  • Non-Certified Radiologic Technician Registry
  • Respiratory Care Practitioner
  • Medical Physicist
  • Perfusionist

If your license type is not included in that electronic group, use the hard copy verification request form process described by the Texas Medical Board.

Updating a name or address

The Texas Medical Board allows most licensees to update mailing and practice addresses online through MyTMB. Name changes require a completed request form, an explanation statement, and a notarized copy of the legal document that granted the change.

For physician profiles, some updates must be reported within 10 days after the event. The Board notes this applies to items such as address changes, certain criminal matters, disciplinary action by another state, and certain final malpractice jury awards.

For more detail on public search options and profile access, the Board’s Look Up a License page explains the tool and its scope.

Texas Medical Board contacts

Use these public-facing contacts when you need help with a Texas medical license search or verification request.

  • Texas Medical Board Call Center
    Phone: (512) 305-7030
    Texas only: (800) 248-4062
    Hours: 8am to 5pm – Mon to Fri
  • Registrations Department
    Email: registrations@tmb.state.tx.us

Common questions

How current is the Texas medical license data?

The Texas Medical Board says its licensure data is updated daily and may be considered the most current information available. For a current public check, use the online license search. If you need a board-to-board verification, use the formal verification request process instead.

Try a simpler search first. The Board advises using only the last name and first initial, or the last name plus city, before assuming there is no Texas record. For physician searches that still do not work, the Board says verbal verification is available at (512) 305-7010.

Can I search for a physician by specialty?

Yes. On the physician search, choose the license type “Physician” and a specialty list will appear. You can also add a city to narrow the results.

Does the online record include disciplinary information?

Yes. The verification record can show disciplinary restrictions, non-disciplinary restrictions, and current Board action. Where applicable, you can also review public enforcement records through the Board action search tool.