Licence map / names before claims
Find the board that holds the record
For your search, first collect the care professional’s full name plus their licence type. The name of the service alone leaves you with the wrong thing to check.
Board routes checked in September 2026.
Doctor with an MD degree or a DO degree?
Medical doctor: MD
The Nevada Board of Medical Examiners holds the licence record for a medical doctor.
Use the board’s own site, then choose its licence lookup.
Osteopathic doctor: DO
An osteopathic doctor’s Nevada record belongs with the State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
Osteopathic is the name of this medical degree. Use this board’s licence check.
If a search finds no match, you may be using the wrong board. Check the person’s degree and full name, then search the matching board.
Read the records behind this ↓What if the person treating you is a nurse practitioner or physician assistant?
Nevada nurse practitioners, nurses with advanced training, are licensed through the State Board of Nursing.
A physician assistant, or PA, provides medical services under a supervising doctor.
A Nevada PA can hold a licence with the medical or osteopathic board, or with both.
For a Nevada PA, the licensing board follows the type of doctor supervising the work.
Ask which record covers the care being offered. Use that board’s search rather than guessing from a shortened title.
Follow the licence type
- Medical doctorMedical Examiners board
- Osteopathic doctorOsteopathic Medicine board
- Nurse practitionerNursing board
- PharmacyPharmacy board
What does a clear record prove?
A board record can show licence status and public disciplinary action; it does not grade the person’s skill at treating you.
Disciplinary action means a board took formal action over a professional issue. Read the actual record, including any limits or later changes.
Keep the licence check separate from your questions about experience with your health problem.
Then check the pharmacy
Nevada’s pharmacy board has a separate online licence check for pharmacists and pharmacies.
Use the exact pharmacy name, including the location named in the paperwork. Ask the board about a record you cannot match.
Notes for this page
These notes use the rules and care records checked in September 2026.
A · For a medical doctor and medical-board PA
Medical Examiners: open the licence lookup ↗B · For an osteopathic doctor and osteopathic-board PA
Osteopathic Medicine: open the licence check ↗C · For a nurse practitioner or nurse
Nursing Board: licence lookup ↗D · For the pharmacy
Pharmacy Board: licence verification ↗E · What public board records can show
State medical boards: consumer information ↗