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The care handbook Physician-led peptide therapy

Read at your own pace. Keep a question in the margin.

What is it? Who leads care? What happens? What will I pay? What could go wrong? How do I decide?

A record you can check

Read the board’s record for your doctor

Match the person, the place of care and the current entry.

Find the person behind the word physician Read the board’s record for your doctor Find the pharmacy behind the parcel

Collect the details before searching

Ask for the full professional name and the licence or registration details.

Write down the state where you expect to be during the visit.

Ask which board’s search covers that professional role.

For a visit by video, phone or messages, often called telehealth, your location matters. According to guidance checked September 26, 2026, the doctor must have permission to provide care at your location, in whichever state you visit from. A licence is the usual permission; state rules allow limited exceptions. Ask the service to confirm what applies to your visit.

Doctors can use an agreement between states, called the interstate medical compact, to apply faster for separate state licences. As of September 26, 2026, it does not give them a nationwide licence.

Match the entry, then read its limits

Check that the name and professional type match the person you were given.

Read the status, dates, restrictions and any linked public action.

Ask the board for help interpreting an entry that you cannot follow.

The letters MD or DO describe a doctor’s medical degree; DO stands for doctor of osteopathic medicine. In some states, DO licences are held by a different board from MD licences. Ask your doctor where to look for their record.

The Federation of State Medical Boards is the publisher of the board list linked in Further reading. That list leads to boards in states and territories.

A note to keep

Use the board’s own record for the check. Ask for help if you cannot match the name.

If the visit location changes

Tell the service where you will actually be before the visit.

If you plan to travel, ask whether care can continue from that place.

Keep the answer with the doctor’s details.

Carry this thought

A match needs the right person, professional role and place of care.

Find the pharmacy behind the parcel Ask what an online visit can actually cover

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