This calls the actual NPPES federal registry, the same database that confirms every physician's NPI number nationwide. Type in a real NPI and see it work.
Enter a 10-digit NPI number. This calls the real NPPES government registry through a server-side proxy (required because NPPES doesn't allow direct browser requests).
Every member runs this exact check during onboarding — the same live NPPES data, not a self-reported title.
Canadian provincial college registries don't offer a public API the way NPPES does, so those checks are confirmed manually by our team within 2-3 business days.
A profile never appears in search results until this step is complete.