Primary taxonomy
primary_taxonomy
Optional
Primary NUCC taxonomy description — what this provider actually practises as.
License Verification API — Nurses, MDs & OIG Exclusions
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Primary source verification for US professional licenses. Search 19 state boards by name or license number: status, expiration, disciplinary actions. Cross-checks the NPPES NPI registry and screens the HHS-OIG exclusion list. Bulk roster screening.
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License number
license_number
Optional
State-issued professional license number.
License type / profession
license_type
Optional
Profession or license category.
Title
title
Optional
Short title/abbreviation for the license (e.g. RN).
Status (raw)
status
Optional
License status exactly as the board publishes it.
First name
first_name
Optional
Licensee first name.
Last name
last_name
Optional
Licensee last name (or the full combined name on boards that publish one field).
Business name
business_name
Optional
Business or DBA name, if applicable.
City
city
Optional
Licensee city.
State
state
Optional
Two-letter state code.
ZIP
zip
Optional
Licensee ZIP code.
County
county
Optional
Licensee county.
Original issue date
original_issue_date
Optional
Date the license was first issued (ISO).
Expiration date
expiration_date
Optional
License expiration date (ISO).
Specialty
specialty
Optional
Specialty or qualifier, if any.
Ever disciplined
ever_disciplined
Optional
True if the board flags a disciplinary history on this licensee.
Discipline reason
discipline_reason
Optional
Reason for disciplinary action, if any.
Discipline action
discipline_action
Optional
Type of disciplinary action taken.
Board state
board_state
Optional
Two-letter state of the board that issued the license.
Source agency
source_agency
Optional
Issuing agency.
Source URL
source_url
Optional
Link to the official primary-source verification page.
Roster: first name searched
roster_first_name
Optional
Batch roster mode — the first name searched for this verdict row.
Roster: last name searched
roster_last_name
Optional
Batch roster mode — the last name searched for this verdict row.
Roster: requested state
roster_state
Optional
Batch roster mode — the state requested, or null if every board was searched.
Match found
match_found
Optional
True if at least one license record was found for this roster entry.
Match count
match_count
Optional
Number of candidate license records found across the searched boards.
Best-match confidence
best_match_confidence
Optional
'exact' (strong, untied identification), 'partial' (weak or tied), or 'none'.
Roster: license number (best match)
license_no
Optional
License number of the best-matching record for this roster entry.
Roster: license status (best match)
license_status
Optional
Raw license status of the best-matching record.
Is active
is_active
Optional
True when the license is in good standing. Derived from the board-specific status vocabulary, not a substring guess. Null when nothing could be verified.
Roster: source agency (best match)
source
Optional
Issuing agency of the best-matching record.
Checked at
checked_at
Optional
ISO timestamp of the verification.
Record type
record_type
Optional
'license' for a single-search license record, 'roster_verdict' for a batch verdict row.
Verdict
verdict
Optional
Credentialing verdict: LICENSED_ACTIVE, LICENSED_NOT_ACTIVE, AMBIGUOUS, NOT_FOUND, or INCONCLUSIVE_SOURCE_ERROR. INCONCLUSIVE_SOURCE_ERROR means a source could not be reached — it is NOT evidence the person is unlicensed.
Match score
match_score
Optional
Identity confidence 0-100: last name exact 30, first name exact 25, middle initial 10, NPI license join 25, profession agreement 10.
Match tier
match_tier
Optional
verified_npi_join | exact_name_single_state | exact_name_multi_state | surname_only | none.
Match reasons
match_reasons
Optional
Comma-separated list of which signals contributed to the score.
Candidates returned
candidates_returned
Optional
How many candidate records were scored for this verdict.
Candidates tied
candidates_tied
Optional
How many candidates tied for the top score. Greater than 1 forces an AMBIGUOUS verdict.
Candidates truncated
candidates_truncated
Optional
True when a board hit the per-board fetch cap, so more candidates may exist than were scored.
Board ID
board_id
Optional
Identifier of the specific board the best-matching record came from.
Board coverage
board_coverage
Optional
Plain-English description of exactly what that board covers.
Status class
status_class
Optional
Normalized status: active | inactive | expired | revoked | deceased | unknown.
Boards searched
boards_searched
Optional
Every board that was queried for this row.
Boards searched (count)
boards_searched_count
Optional
How many boards were queried.
Boards FAILED
boards_failed
Optional
Boards that could not be reached. If this is non-empty, a NOT_FOUND result cannot be trusted — the verdict becomes INCONCLUSIVE_SOURCE_ERROR.
Boards failed (count)
boards_failed_count
Optional
How many boards could not be reached.
Boards failed (detail)
boards_failed_detail
Optional
Per-board failure reason, so a source outage is auditable.
Unsupported filters
unsupported_filters
Optional
Filters you asked for that this board has no column for and therefore could not apply.
Middle name
middle_name
Optional
Licensee middle name, where the board publishes it. Used to break same-name ties.
Nursing school
nursing_school
Optional
Basic nursing education institution (Texas Board of Nursing).
State of original licensure
state_of_original_licensure
Optional
State that first licensed this nurse (Texas Board of Nursing).
Primary practice setting
practice_setting
Optional
Self-reported practice setting (Texas Board of Nursing).
NPI
npi
Optional
National Provider Identifier from the federal NPPES registry.
NPI status
npi_status
Optional
NPPES enumeration status.
NPI credential
npi_credential
Optional
Credential string the provider reported to NPPES (e.g. RN, M.D., LCSW).
Primary taxonomy
primary_taxonomy
Optional
Primary NUCC taxonomy description — what this provider actually practises as.
Taxonomy code
taxonomy_code
Optional
Primary NUCC taxonomy code.
NPI-reported license number
npi_license_number
Optional
The state license number the provider self-reported to NPPES. This is the join key that resolves same-name ambiguity.
NPI-reported license state
npi_license_state
Optional
State of the NPPES-reported license.
Practice city
practice_city
Optional
Primary practice location city from NPPES.
Practice state
practice_state
Optional
Primary practice location state from NPPES.
Practice address
practice_address
Optional
Primary practice street address from NPPES.
OIG excluded
oig_excluded
Optional
TRUE only when matched to the HHS-OIG exclusion list by NPI, or by last+first+state. A surname-only hit never sets this.
Exclusion match basis
exclusion_match_basis
Optional
How the exclusion was matched: 'npi' (authoritative), 'name_state' (probable), or 'surname_only_review' (a namesake exists — review required, NOT an exclusion).
Exclusion type
exclusion_type
Optional
Social Security Act section under which the person was excluded (e.g. 1128b4).
Exclusion date
exclusion_date
Optional
Date the exclusion took effect (ISO).
Reinstatement date
reinstatement_date
Optional
Date the person was reinstated, if applicable (ISO).
Exclusion specialty
exclusion_specialty
Optional
Provider type/specialty recorded on the exclusion record.
Exclusion state
exclusion_state
Optional
State recorded on the exclusion record.
Exclusion review required
exclusion_review_required
Optional
True when someone with the same surname appears on the exclusion list but identity could not be confirmed. Review manually; this is not an exclusion.
Exclusion surname hits
exclusion_surname_hits
Optional
How many exclusion records share this surname. 688 people named SMITH are on the list, which is why surname alone is never sufficient.
Exclusion candidates
exclusion_candidate_count
Optional
How many exclusion records share this exact name and state.
Exclusion candidate name
exclusion_candidate_name
Optional
Full name on the candidate exclusion record, so a reviewer can compare it against the licensee.
Exclusion candidate DOB
exclusion_candidate_dob
Optional
Date of birth on the candidate exclusion record — usually the fastest way to rule a namesake in or out.
Exclusion candidate city
exclusion_candidate_city
Optional
City on the candidate exclusion record.
OIG list as of
leie_as_of
Optional
Publication timestamp of the HHS-OIG exclusion file used for this run.
Board action found
board_action_found
Optional
True if a disciplinary/board action was found. NULL means the disciplinary source could not be checked — it does NOT mean the record is clean.
Board action count
board_action_count
Optional
Number of disciplinary actions found.
Board action type
board_action_type
Optional
Most recent disciplinary action type.
Board action date
board_action_date
Optional
Date of the most recent disciplinary action (ISO).
Board action detail
board_action_detail
Optional
Narrative or profession/board context for the most recent action.
Discipline source
discipline_source
Optional
Which disciplinary dataset the action came from.
Discipline source error
discipline_source_error
Optional
Why a disciplinary lookup failed, when it did.