Massachusetts medical license lookup
The license itself is verified on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine search, not by CMS or any directory. Search the provider's name there to see license status, expiration and any public orders.
Open the Massachusetts license search →Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Physicians (MD and DO) licensed by the Board of Registration in Medicine, with each physician’s public profile.
Verify a Massachusetts provider in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupStart here
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine searchCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1,721 people and businesses in Massachusetts are barred from Medicare and Medicaid
Massachusetts has the 16th most entries on the federal exclusion list among the 50 states and D.C. Per resident, it has 24.6 per 100,000, against 25.0 for the 50 states and D.C.: the 24th highest of 51.
Exclusion list entries per 100,000 residents
Source: HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE), file of Sep 10, 2026 (oig.hhs.gov); 2023 Census population estimates (census.gov).
Which Massachusetts search to use, by profession
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine licenses physicians; nurses, pharmacists and dentists are licensed by other boards, so a nurse practitioner searched on the medical board returns nothing. That is not a warning sign: search the right board.
- Physicians (MD, DO)The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine search
- Nurses (RN, LPN, NP)Not the medical board: the Board of Registration in Nursing, on the Department of Public Health's Check a License search, or Nursys QuickConfirm for any state
- Pharmacists and dentistsSeparate boards: the Boards of Registration in Pharmacy and in Dentistry, on the same Check a License search (which also covers physician assistants)
No NPI yet? Find the provider first
Common questions
Is the Massachusetts license search free?
Yes. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine publishes its license search at no charge. It shows license status, license number and expiration, and board actions the board has made public.
Does an NPI prove a provider is licensed?
No. An NPI is an identifier CMS issues for billing. It is not a license and does not confirm board certification. Check the state board search for the license itself.
Does the Massachusetts search show malpractice payments?
It depends on the board, so open one profile on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine search and read its fields. Some boards list malpractice judgments or settlements on the licensee profile; many list only license status and public board actions. The full payment history is in the National Practitioner Data Bank, which is not open to the public for individual lookups.
License lookup in other states
Source: the official link was checked on Sep 25, 2026 (license search, opened); CMS NPPES NPI Registry (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov); Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine. PlainDoctor is not a primary-source verifier.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. The board link above carries its own check date. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.