Only state-qualified physicians can certify you. Check first.

Verify any physician through the state

The Florida Department of Health operates the official qualified physician search. It is public, free, and takes less than a minute. If a physician does not appear in that search, they cannot issue a medical marijuana certification in Florida — full stop.

What “qualified physician” means

“Qualified physician” is a specific status, not a marketing phrase. Per the Florida Board of Medicine's published guidance and the state's registry, only physicians holding an active, unrestricted Florida license who have completed the required training may issue medical marijuana certifications. The Board of Medicine's qualified-physician fact sheet explains the status in the state's own words.

Two consequences matter to you. First, a qualified physician must conduct a physical examination and a full assessment of your medical history before issuing an initial certification — there is no legitimate shortcut around the exam. Second, certification is always the physician's independent medical decision; no practice, including ours, may promise an outcome in advance.

Red flags to avoid

However you choose a physician, walk away from any of the following:

• Guaranteed approval offers. No one can guarantee certification, qualification, or a state ID card. The physician decides certification; the State of Florida alone issues registry cards.
• “No exam needed” claims. An initial certification requires a physical examination by a qualified physician. An offer to skip it is not a convenience — it is a violation.
• A physician you cannot verify. If the name is not in the state's official search, the certification is not valid.
• Undated or blended fees.Fees quoted without effective dates, or a single price that silently mixes the practice's evaluation fee with the state's registry fee, make honest comparison impossible.
• Promises about state timelines. No practice controls or accelerates the state's registry processing. Anyone who claims otherwise is selling something.

What verification tells you — and what it doesn't

The state's search answers one question: is this physician currently authorized to issue medical marijuana certifications in Florida? That is the floor, not the ceiling. It does not tell you whether a practice explains the state process honestly, dates its fees, or treats your information with care — those you judge by how the practice behaves before you ever hand over payment.

A practice that welcomes verification is telling you something. We link the state's search on this page, on our home page, and anywhere we discuss physicians, because an informed patient is the point of the exercise.

How our roster verification works

Our physician roster is published only after each physician's Florida license and qualified-physician status are individually verified against the state's official search. We do not list names, photos, or credentials that have not been confirmed through that process, and we re-verify as part of every regulatory review.

You never have to take that on faith. The search above belongs to the state, not to us — use it before you book with this practice or any other.