How to Check the Background of Your Primary Care Doctor and Specialists
How to Check the Background of Your Primary Care Doctor and Specialists
If you are new to the state of Florida and still getting familiar with your surroundings, this information will be very helpful.
The Florida Department of Health provides a free and accessible system that allows you to review the background and professional history of your primary care doctor, specialists, or any healthcare professional you are considering.
All this information is regulated by the Division of Medical Quality Assurance. Checking a provider’s background is quite simple and can be done in two ways:
1. Through the official website:
Go to Practitioner Profile | Florida Department of Health (floridahealth.gov), click SEARCH PROFILE NOW and then enter the first and last name of the healthcare professional you want to look up — or search using their NPN.
Go to Practitioner Profile | Florida Department of Health (floridahealth.gov), click SEARCH PROFILE NOW and then enter the first and last name of the healthcare professional you want to look up — or search using their NPN.
2. By phone: You can also call their help line at 1-850-488-0595.
Through this system, you’ll be able to review details such as their professional training, association memberships, publications, and whether they have any complaints or disciplinary actions on record.
Through this system, you’ll be able to review details such as their professional training, association memberships, publications, and whether they have any complaints or disciplinary actions on record.
This way, you can learn more about the professional who will be taking care of your health and that of your family.
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