Certified - A doctor who is board-certified has:

• Received training from an approved residency program
• Voluntarily taken and passed a comprehensive test of his or her knowledge in a specialty
• Met the other requirements set by the board that gives the test

Eligible - a doctor who is board-eligible has:

• Completed an approved residency
• Qualified to take a comprehensive test to become board-certified, but has not yet taken it

No Certification - a doctor who is not board-certified or board-eligible.

Not Applicable - board certification is not available to this type of health care provider.

We collect board certification information when a doctor joins our network and every 3 years afterward. This information is verified with a primary source each time.