Enables you to search the United States for a doctor by name or by specialty. Provides information about virtually every licensed physician in the United States and its possessions, including more than 690,000 doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathy or osteopathic medicine (DO).

• American Board of Medical Specialties: Board Certification Verification

Check to see if your physician is board certified. The American Board of Specialties (ABMS), a not-for-profit organization comprising 24 medical specialty boards, is the pre-eminent entity overseeing physician certification in the United States. Board certification information is searchable by name of physician for all physicians certified by one of the member boards of ABMS. Registration is required, but free.

• Choosing a Doctor (National Institutes of Health)

Because choosing a doctor is a very important decision, this article discusses how to select a doctor.  Sidebars link to professional medical associations.

• Find an Oncologist (American Society of Clinical Oncology)

This is a public, searchable listing of ASCO members. You may search by first or last name, organization, city, state, country or specialty.

• How to Find a Doctor for Cancer Care (National Cancer Institute)

The National Cancer Institute has created this FactSheet with resources to enable consumers to locate physicians and treatment facilities that specialize in cancer care.

• Louisiana Medicaid CommunityCARE Providers

In Louisiana, most low-income families with children, disabled adults and childre who are Medicaid recipients are required to participate in CommunityCARE. It is a comprehensive health delivery system, which links Medicaid recipients to a Primary Care Physician (PCP). The PCP manages the care of each CommunityCARE enrollee by providing health education, preventive care, and acute care and refers the enrollee to specialists when needed.

• Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME)

The LSBME website includes information on the procedures for licensing, verification, and investigation of physicians certified in Louisiana.

• Medicare Participating Physician Directory (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

This search tool contains names, addresses, phone numbers, specialties, and other important information of physicians who participate in Medicare. Participating physicians agree to accept assignment on all all Medicare claims and covered services.