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## Begin

- [Start with the guide](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/)

- [Find your starting point](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/start-here/)

## The words

- [The peptide word](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/quick-card/)

- [What approval means](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/answer-cards/)

- [Made-to-order medicine](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/made-to-order-cards/)

- [Weight medicines](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/weight-medicine-cards/)

- [Research labels](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/research-label-cards/)

## Getting care

- [Ways to get care](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/question-cards/)

- [The California details](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/california-cards/)

- [Check the person treating you](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/licence-cards/)

- [Check the pharmacy](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/pharmacy-cards/)

- [The screen visit](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/screen-visit-cards/)

- [Before the first visit](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/first-visit-cards/)

## Money & checks

- [What care costs](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/cost-cards/)

- [Insurance and payment](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/coverage-cards/)

- [Handling and storage](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/safety-cards/)

- [Check the ad claims](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/warning-cards/)

- [Read the evidence](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/source-cards/)

IRVINE / GETTING CARE

# Who is reviewing my health?

Begin with two details about whoever treats you: their full name and their licence type. A practice name by itself is not enough for this check.

ON THIS CARD

- [Use the state record.](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/licence-cards/#search)

- [Does a clean record settle it?](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/licence-cards/#limit)

- [For doctors, there are different boards.](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/licence-cards/#doctors)

- [What if a nurse or physician assistant treats me?](https://irvinepeptideinjections.com/licence-cards/#others)

NAME → TYPE → RECORD

## Use the state record.

In September 2026, the state search showed whether a licence was valid, had expired, or had discipline on its public record.

Discipline can include suspension, which stops the licence for a time, or revocation, which takes it away.

Match the person’s name and type of licence. Open any linked documents about discipline and ask what they mean for the proposed care.

Ask about a mismatch before relying on the record.

[Search California licences](https://search.dca.ca.gov/)

A CHECK, NOT A REVIEW

## Does a clean record settle it?

A clean public record leaves the quality of that person’s care unanswered.

The record is a useful check, not the whole conversation.

## For doctors, there are different boards.

MD

A medical doctor.

DO

Doctor of osteopathic medicine: a doctor with a different degree name from MD, licensed by California’s Osteopathic Medical Board.

In September 2026, California’s Medical Board handled MD licences; its Osteopathic Medical Board handled DO licences.

Use the letters after the doctor’s name to choose the board; both are in the same state search.

## What if a nurse or physician assistant treats me?

The California nursing board’s search includes nurse practitioners, nurses with further training, and their prescribing certificates.

Physician assistants, often called PAs, have a separate board and licence search.

In September 2026, California PAs worked under a practice agreement with a supervising doctor.

The Medical Board publishes certain court judgments and settlements about harm caused by a doctor’s care.

The PA board does not publish that information about physician assistants, though it publishes discipline and formal accusations.

SOURCE NOTES

- [California: the shared licence search](https://search.dca.ca.gov/)

- [Nursing board: certificates and licence records](https://www.rn.ca.gov/online/verify.shtml)

- [Physician Assistant Board: what its record shows](https://www.pab.ca.gov/consumers/license_lookup.shtml)

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