Guide · Texas Medical Board
Texas Medical License Lookup: How to Verify a Physician's License
Every Texas physician's license is public on the Texas Medical Board's (TMB) free lookup, which the board updates daily. Here is how to search it, what each status means, and how renewal works.
Care Contacts · October 14, 2026 · 6 min read · Board facts checked against the Texas Medical Board's pages, October 2026
Quick answer
Texas Medical Board
Search the Texas Medical Board's Look Up a License page by the physician's last name and first initial. The physician's profile shows the license status, the registration's expiration date and any public board action.
- Cost:
- Free
- Updated:
- Daily
- Search by:
- Name
- Verification line:
- (512) 305-7010
- Questions:
- Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us
- Lookup:
- tmb.texas.gov
Other Texas License Lookups
The Texas Medical Board does not license nurses, dentists, pharmacists, therapists, optometrists or podiatrists. Each has its own licensing agency and its own free lookup.
- Open lookup
Texas Board of Nursing
Registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and APRNs
License Verification, with Nursys QuickConfirm for nurses licensed in other states.
- Open lookup
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
Dentists, dental hygienists and dental assistants
Public License Search, updated daily, with disciplinary actions and remedial plans.
- Open lookup
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies
License Verifications, updated Monday through Friday by noon.
- Open lookup
Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Physical and occupational therapists
Look Up a License, updated every business day, which the council certifies as a primary source for license verification.
- Open lookup
Texas Optometry Board
Optometrists
Verify License, updated every 24 hours, with any public disciplinary action.
- Open lookup
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Podiatrists
Active License Search, which lists active licenses only.
- Open lookup
Texas Medical Board
Physician assistants, respiratory care practitioners and medical radiologic technologists
The same Look Up a License search as physicians.
How to Use the Texas Medical Board (TMB) License Lookup
Five steps on the board's own lookup, from the search to an official verification.
Open the board's lookup
Go to the Texas Medical Board's Look Up a License page and open the license search, which opens on the search form.
Look Up a License, Texas Medical BoardSearch by name
Choose the Physician license type, which opens a list of specialties to narrow by, then enter the physician's last name and first initial. The same lookup covers physician assistants, acupuncturists, medical radiologic technologists, respiratory care practitioners, medical physicists and perfusionists.
Tip: Enter only the last name and first initial, or only the last name and the city of practice. The board warns that more fields can return no records.
Open the physician's profile
Select the physician's name. The profile shows the original license date, the registration's expiration date, the licensure, registration and disciplinary statuses, and any public board action.
Check the board action
Read the current board action on the verification. "None" means there is nothing to report.
Tip: Read the board action even when the status is Active: the verification lists board actions and restrictions apart from the status.
Verify for credentialing
The lookup is the board's own verification system, updated daily. If a search finds no record, call the board at (512) 305-7010 for a verbal verification.
Licensure Credential Verification Process Letter, Texas Medical Board
License verification · Texas Medical Board
- Year of Birth
- 1980
- License Number
- X00000
- Issuance Date
- 06/15/2012
- Expiration Date
- 08/31/2027
- Current Status
- Active, updated 08/14/2025
- Disciplinary Restrictions
- None
- Non-Disciplinary Restrictions
- None
- Specialties
- —
- School of Graduation
- Sample School of Medicine
- Current Board Action
- None
Invented values. The field names are the Texas Medical Board's own, from its Contents of Online Verification page, where Specialties stays blank unless a license type is limited by specialty; a physician's profile adds education and training, hospital privileges and the primary practice address.
What Each License Status Means
The status words are the Texas Medical Board's own, and each meaning links the board page behind it.
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Active | The physician holds a current registration and may practice in Texas. The registration renews every two years. Physician Renewal |
| Delinquent | The registration has expired and has not been renewed. After a 30-day grace period, a $75 penalty applies, and $150 after 90 days. Physician Renewal |
| Suspended | The board has suspended the license, and the physician may not practice while it is suspended. The verification lists the board action. Contents of Online Verification |
| Suspended, Active | Still suspended: the license is not active. The physician has kept up the registration, so the license can return to active without new registration steps if the suspension is lifted. Look Up a License |
| Cancelled | The license has ended. A license left expired for a year or longer is cancelled automatically. Physician Renewal |
| Retired | The physician has retired the license. Contents of Online Verification |
The Texas Medical Board has no inactive status for physicians.
Texas Medical License Renewal and Expiration
A physician renews the registration online every two years, and the two-year registration costs $491.48. This is what happens when a renewal is late.
- RenewEvery 2 yearsOnline renewal opens 60 to 90 days before the license expires.
- ExpiresFeb 28, May 31, Aug 31 or Nov 30Each license expires on one of four dates.
- Grace period30 daysThe board allows 30 days to renew a late registration.
- Penalty$75, then $150$75 after the grace period, and $150 after 90 days.
- CancelledAfter 1 yearA license left expired for a year or longer is cancelled automatically.
Texas Physicians in Numbers
From the Texas Medical Board's license file, which we load every week.
- Active physician licenses, October 2026
- 68,412
- New licenses, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
- 5,930
- October 2025: 540
- November 2025: 418
- December 2025: 377
- January 2026: 455
- February 2026: 431
- March 2026: 486
- April 2026: 472
- May 2026: 509
- June 2026: 563
- July 2026: 611
- August 2026: 540
- September 2026: 528
- Houston14,822
- Dallas9,731
- San Antonio7,604
- Austin5,418
- Fort Worth3,977
As of October 2026, from the Texas Medical Board's license file. Cities are the license's practice address.
Across the six professions our report counts, Texas has the fewest active licenses per resident of any state. See every state in our 2026 report
Questions About Texas Medical Licenses
Looking up a license
- How do I look up a doctor's license in Texas?
- Search the Texas Medical Board's Look Up a License page: choose the Physician license type and enter the doctor's last name and first initial. The board updates the data daily.
- How do I look up a physician assistant's license in Texas?
- On the Texas Medical Board's Look Up a License page, the same search as physicians: choose the physician assistant license type and enter the name.
- How do I look up a nurse's license in Texas?
- On the Texas Board of Nursing's License Verification page; the Texas Medical Board does not license nurses. Nursys QuickConfirm, which the Board of Nursing links, also verifies nurses licensed in other states.
- Is a Texas medical license public record?
- Yes. Section 154.006 of the Texas Occupations Code requires the Texas Medical Board to keep a profile on every licensed physician, and anyone can search those profiles free on Look Up a License.
- What does a Texas physician's profile show?
- The original license date, the registration's expiration date, the licensure, registration and disciplinary statuses, public board actions, education and training, hospital privileges and the primary practice address.
- How do I check a doctor's licenses in other states?
- DocInfo, run by the Federation of State Medical Boards, searches physicians and physician assistants across every state and shows their licenses and any actions state medical boards have taken.
- How current is the board's lookup?
- The Texas Medical Board updates its licensure data daily.
- Does the lookup show disciplinary history?
- Yes. Every verification lists the current board action and any disciplinary restrictions, and physician profiles show disciplinary actions.
- Does the lookup show malpractice lawsuits?
- Only malpractice jury awards, which physicians must report to the board for their profile. To learn whether a physician has been sued, the board says to contact the court clerk in the county where the physician practices.
Verification and credentialing
- How do I get an official verification?
- The Look Up a License page is the board's own verification system, updated daily. If a search finds no record, call the Texas Medical Board at (512) 305-7010 for a verbal verification. A physician who needs a sealed verification sent to another state board files the board's Verification Request Form; it is free and takes at least 10 working days.
- Can credentialing teams use the Texas Medical Board lookup?
- The board's Licensure Credential Verification Process letter, dated January 1, 2026, names Look Up a License as its public verification system, updated daily, and says the checks it runs before licensing meet or exceed URAC, NCQA and JCAHO guidelines. Registered health care entities can also see limited information on open investigations through the board's Health Care Entity Notice.
Renewal and expiration
- How do I renew a Texas medical license?
- Online through the Texas Medical Board, which opens renewal 60 to 90 days before the license expires. For licenses expiring November 30, 2026, the board blocks online renewal until the physician has submitted proof of lawful presence and reported all continuing education to CE Broker.
- How much does it cost to renew a Texas medical license?
- $491.48 for the two-year registration as of September 1, 2025: the board's $370 fee plus $80 for Senate Bill 104, $21 for the National Practitioner Data Bank, $11.48 for the Prescription Monitoring Program, $7 for the Physician Health Program and $2 for the Office of Patient Protection.
- How many CME hours does a Texas physician need to renew?
- At least 48 credits of continuing medical education every 24 months, at least half of them in formal Category 1 or 1A courses. Newly licensed physicians are exempt the first time they register, and the board has tracked continuing education through CE Broker since September 1, 2026.
- How long is a Texas medical license valid?
- A Texas physician renews the registration every two years. Licenses expire on February 28, May 31, August 31 or November 30, and the board allows a 30-day grace period.
- What happens when a Texas medical license expires?
- After the 30-day grace period, a $75 penalty applies, rising to $150 after 90 days. A license left expired for a year or longer is cancelled automatically.
- Is there an inactive status for physicians in Texas?
- No. The Texas Medical Board says there is no inactive status for physicians at this time.
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Sources
- 1.Texas Medical Board, Look Up a License. Checked October 2026.
- 2.Texas Medical Board, Contents of the Online Profile System. Checked October 2026.
- 3.Texas Medical Board, Contents of Online Verification. Checked October 2026.
- 4.Texas Medical Board, Physician Renewal. Checked October 2026.
- 5.Texas Medical Board, Continuing Education Requirements for Physicians. Checked October 2026.
- 6.Texas Medical Board, Licensure Credential Verification Process Letter, January 1, 2026. Checked October 2026.
- 7.Texas Board of Nursing, License Verification. Checked October 2026.
- 8.Texas State Board of Pharmacy, License Verifications. Checked October 2026.
- 9.Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners, Look Up a License. Checked October 2026.
- 10.Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Public License Search. Checked October 2026.
- 11.Texas Optometry Board, Verify License. Checked October 2026.
- 12.Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Active License Search. Checked October 2026.
- 13.Federation of State Medical Boards, DocInfo. Checked October 2026.