Verify a California Physician (MD) license
mdBlocked. This board blocks automated lookups from our region. We say so instead of guessing; we are working on an approved access path.
How California Physician (MD) license verification works
A Physician (MD) in California is licensed by the CA Medical Board. When this board is live, PrimaryCheck will query it directly for status, expiration and disciplinary actions and attach the board's record as evidence. Until then the API answers honestly with unable_to_verify and the reason, and the coverage endpoint reports this row as blocked.
What a Physician (MD) license check returns
| Field check | Passes when |
|---|---|
license_number | Equal to the board's number, ignoring prefix and leading zeros |
name | Last name or declared alias matches; first name exact or nickname |
license_type | The record is a Physician (MD) license, strictly (no near-miss types) |
status | The board shows an active status; probation is active with a flag |
expires | Expiration is on or after today, where the board publishes it |
disciplinary_actions | Recorded and flagged with any order documents; never silently dropped |
Verdicts: verified, discrepancy, not_found, unable_to_verify (with a reason), pending. See how verdicts are decided.
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and multistate Physician (MD) licenses
Physician (MD) licenses can carry a multistate privilege under the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. When the California record shows a multistate license, the result includes multistate: true and the privilege states. Privilege status is confirmed at the compact's own lookup, never inferred.
Verify a California Physician (MD) license by API
POST https://api.primarycheck.com/v1/verifications
{
"person": { "firstName": "…", "lastName": "…" },
"claims": [
{ "type": "license", "state": "CA", "profession": "md", "number": "…" }
],
"purpose": "employment",
"consent": { "consentId": "cons_…" }
}Quickstart · License claim reference · Run one in the dashboard
Other California licenses from the CA Medical Board
- California Osteopathic Physician (DO) license verificationblocked
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Physician (MD) license verification in nearby states
- Oregon Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Nevada Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Arizona Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Alabama Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Arkansas Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Colorado Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Connecticut Physician (MD) license verificationlive
- Delaware Physician (MD) license verificationlive
All 51 jurisdictions: license verification coverage.