Get the full name
Ask for the medical professional’s name and kind of license, such as doctor, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner. For a pharmacy, use the name printed on the label or shipment record.
Public check / one state tool
Check the name in the state record, not on the ad
The useful match is exact: person, profession, status, and any public action.
Open the Colorado lookup
Choose the matching profession. Start with the name, then confirm the record belongs to the same person or business.
Read the record
Check whether the license is active and whether the board lists any action it has taken against the license. No listed action is not a quality rating.
Keep both checks separate
A medical professional’s record does not prove a pharmacy record, and a pharmacy record does not prove the care was sound.
Colorado lookup
One free tool covers several professions
As of September 2026, Colorado’s state search can check doctors, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and pharmacies.
Open the state lookupAd claim → exact name → state record → matching license.
Endnotes by chapter
Public records used here
Links open public or standards records. They do not lead to care businesses.