Doctors and physician assistants
Physician assistants have their own medical license. They provide care and can write prescriptions within the state’s rules.
The North Carolina Medical Board lets you look up doctors and physician assistants for free. The record says whether their license is current and shows public steps the board has taken, such as discipline for breaking its rules.
Open the Medical Board lookup instructionsThis license information is dated September 28, 2026.
Use the full name. Compare the result with the person named by the service. If the details differ, ask the service to resolve the mismatch.
Nurse practitioners
A nurse practitioner is a nurse who gives care and prescribes within a written agreement with a doctor.
For a nurse practitioner, the North Carolina Board of Nursing offers its own free license check.
Open the Nursing Board verification pageThe lookup information was checked September 28, 2026.
Ask the service which role the person holds. Do not assume a missing Medical Board result means a nurse practitioner has no license.
A record has limits
If the record shows no public discipline, it means the board has taken no public action against that person. That clean record does not measure the quality of care.
State-board records and their limits