Getting started / Arizona check
Match the person to the right licence check.
Do you have a name, a licence type and a licence number? Start there. The person, the pharmacy and the product are separate questions.
The person treating you and the pharmacy
Who makes the care decision?
Ask for the full name, licence type and number of the person who will examine you and decide on treatment. Match those details to the board that oversees that person’s work.
Who fills the prescription?
As of October 3, 2026, Arizona treated a pharmacist’s licence and a pharmacy’s permit as separate records.
A pharmacist is the person; a pharmacy is the business. Ask which one will fill the prescription.
A person’s record, a business permit and a product approval answer different questions.
Choose the matching Arizona board
On October 3, 2026, the Arizona Medical Board had a doctor search covering MDs. Use that search when MD appears after a doctor’s name.
Search an MD recordAs of October 3, 2026, Arizona had a separate board search for doctors with DO after their name. Use that search for a DO doctor, rather than the MD search.
Search a DO recordThe Nursing Board in Arizona, as checked on October 3, 2026, linked to checks of nursing licences and extra certificates held by nurses with further training. Those extra records are called advanced-practice certificates.
For a nurse practitioner, ask for the nursing licence and the extra advanced-practice certificate. Ask for the certificate’s exact name and number so you can match the record.
Check a nurse’s licence and extra certificateAs of October 3, 2026, Arizona’s board for physician assistants, called PAs, offered links to search and check their licences.
Check a physician assistant’s licenceIf the person treating you or the pharmacy is in another state
As of October 3, 2026, some doctors and other health workers licensed in another state could register with Arizona to treat patients here by phone or video. They had to meet Arizona’s registration rules.
The registration rules checked on October 3, 2026 included a licence with no limits on practice and insurance for claims about harm from care. Registration was not a full Arizona licence.
Ask which Arizona licence, registration or other permission covers your visit. Check that record with the board that oversees the person treating you.
As of October 3, 2026, shipping medicine into Arizona required a pharmacy to hold an Arizona permit and the required authority in its home location.
Start a state pharmacy checkHow much can an online record tell you?
As of October 6, 2026, Arizona law limited which board records appeared online. An empty listing did not prove there had never been a complaint or a board decision about the person’s licence.
Ask the board about extra public records if a result leaves you unsure. Save the record you checked and its date with your questions.