Doctor or physician assistant
Maryland’s Board of Physicians record shows whether the licence is active and gives public profile details for doctors.
Search the physician boardLicence checks / look up the name
Do not grade a badge by how official it looks. Type the person or pharmacy name into the record kept by the body that grants the licence.
Maryland records
As of September 2026, these Maryland searches were free to use.
Maryland’s Board of Physicians record shows whether the licence is active and gives public profile details for doctors.
Search the physician boardNurses and nurse practitioners use the Maryland Board of Nursing search, not the physician board.
Open the nursing boardThe Maryland Board of Pharmacy tool can search people and facilities, including a pharmacy in another state.
Search the pharmacy boardMaryland’s rules for care at a distance say a doctor or physician assistant must check who you are, tell you who they are, get your consent, and keep a record, and may not prescribe from an online form alone.
Read the telehealth ruleAs of September 2026, a pharmacy outside Maryland needed a Maryland permit before sending prescription medicine to a Maryland patient.
Federal records
FDA links to state pharmacy searches and tells readers not to use a pharmacy missing from the state record.
Use FDA’s state locatorFDA lists registered outsourcing facilities. As of September 2026, a place on the list meant registration, not approval.
Search registered facilitiesAs of September 2026, an FDA warning letter was FDA’s written charge against a company on a given date, not a court ruling. Treat one as a serious reason for caution, and look for whether the company has answered it since.
Search FDA’s letters to companiesAs of September 2026, FDA explained why compounded medicine was not approved and when it could meet a patient need.
Read FDA’s compounding guideSave the exact name, licence type, status, pharmacy facility name, and the date you checked. Similar names are common. A search result only counts if you typed the exact name; a near match may be a different person or pharmacy.
The care-cautions page connects the assessment, product, label, and follow-up.