Contents of the Profile System

Statutory regulations require the TMB to maintain a profile on each licensed physician. This profile information is gathered in conjunction with the license registration and is available to the public through our online verification database located at: http://reg.tsbme.state.tx.us/OnLineVerif/Phys_NoticeVerif.asp?.

The Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 154.006 requires that information be made available through the physician profile system. In addition to the statutorily required information, the TMB has adopted rules (Chapter 173) regarding the contents of the physician profile system.

Due to concern expressed by licensees regarding identity theft and the public disclosure of exact dates of birth, TMB has revised our policy for disclosing this information. We no longer include exact dates of birth in our data products, online verification databases or verbal verifications. We do however continue to include birth year.

The profile of each licensed physician contains the following basic information, some of which is provided by the physician and some of which is provided by the board:

(1) Full name;

(2) Place of birth if the physician requests that it be included in the physician's profile;

(3) Gender;

(4) Ethnic origin if the physician requests that it be included in the physician's profile;

(5) Name of each medical school attended and the dates of:
     (A) Graduation; or
     (B) Fifth Pathway designation and completion of the Fifth Pathway Program;

(6) A description of all graduate medical education in the United States or Canada, including:
     (A) Beginning and ending dates;
     (B) Program name;
     (C) City and state of program;
     (D) Type of training (internship, residency or fellowship); and
     (E) Specialty of program;

(7) Any specialty certification held by the physician and issued by a board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties or the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;

(8) Primary and secondary specialties practiced, as designated by the physician;

(9) The number of years the physician has actively practiced medicine in:
     (A) The United States or Canada; and
     (B) Texas;

(10) The original date of issuance of the physician's Texas medical license;

(11) The expiration date of the physician's registration permit;

(12) The physician's current registration, disciplinary and licensure statuses;

(13) The name and city of each hospital in Texas in which the physician has privileges;

(14) The physician's primary practice location (street address, city, state and zip code);

(15) The type of language translating services, including translating services for a person with impairment of hearing that the physician provides at the physician's primary practice location;

(16) Whether the physician participates in the Medicaid program;

(17) Whether the physician's patient service areas are accessible to disabled persons, as defined by federal law;

(18) A description of any conviction for an offense constituting a felony, a Class A or Class B misdemeanor, or a Class C misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(19) A description of any charges reported to the board to which the physician has pleaded no contest, for which the physician is the subject of deferred adjudication or pretrial diversion, or in which sufficient facts of guilt were found and the matter was continued by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(20) A description of any public board action against the physician;

(21) A description of any disciplinary action against the physician by a medical licensing board of another state;

(22) A description of the final resolution taken by the board on medical malpractice claims or complaints required to be opened by the board under the Medical Practice Act (the "Act"), TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. 164.201;

(23) A description of any formal complaint issued by the board's staff against the physician and initiated and filed with the State Office of Administrative Hearings under 164.005 of the Act and the status of the complaint;

(24) A description of a maximum of five awards, honors, publications or academic appointments submitted by the physician, each no longer than 120 characters; and

(25) A description of any medical malpractice claim against the physician,
     (A) For which the physician was found liable,
     (B) A jury awarded monetary damages to the claimant &
     (C) The award is determined to be final not subject to further appeal.