Vet a veterinarian in five minutes.
Public-record verification on any US veterinarian. AAVSB cross-state license verification, state veterinary board lookup, ABVS specialty certification across 22 colleges, AVMA-accredited education check, civil malpractice surface. Twelve sections, every claim cited to a regulator URL.
What gets verified
Every Veterinarian Vetting Report draws from the regulator-of-record sources for the US veterinary profession. Where a section's source is silent on the subject, the section degrades gracefully with an explicit "no public regulatory concerns" or insufficient-evidence tag rather than padding with guesses.
| Source | What it tells us |
|---|---|
| AAVSB VIP | Veterinary Information Verifying Agency. Cross-state license verification, license transfer history, NAVLE / VEE exam record. |
| State veterinary medical boards | State licensure status, primary state of licensure, disciplinary actions of record. Each state has a different lookup URL, surfaced directly so verification of record is one click away. |
| AVMA accreditation | Accreditation status of the veterinary school the subject attended. Foreign-trained veterinarians require ECFVG / PAVE certification. |
| ABVS specialty colleges | Diplomate status across 22 specialty colleges: ACVIM (Internal Medicine), ACVS (Surgery), ACVR (Radiology), ACVO (Ophthalmology), ACVD (Dermatology), ACVECC (Emergency / Critical Care), and others. |
| AAEP / AAFP | American Association of Equine Practitioners (equine specialty) and American Association of Feline Practitioners (feline specialty). |
| USDA APHIS Accredited Veterinarian list | USDA accreditation status — required for issuing interstate health certificates and for working with farm animals across state lines. |
| State-board disciplinary archives | Public-record disciplinary actions of record at the state level. Quoted verbatim from the board's public database. |
| CourtListener | Civil malpractice case search. Bounded by strong disclaimers: civil filings are litigation activity, not adjudicated wrongdoing. |
| Yelp + Google reviews | Patient experience aggregation. Treated as patient-experience signal, never as clinical-quality assessment. |
What the report contains
The full Veterinarian Vetting Report is twelve sections, paginated, between 2,500 and 5,500 words depending on the subject's regulatory and disclosure footprint. Each section ends with its source citations.
- Executive Summary. 200-400 word synthesis. The fast-read for a pet owner or practice acquirer who has 90 seconds.
- Identity and Credentials. AAVSB VIP record, primary state of licensure, DVM / VMD credential, license number, license status (active / inactive / suspended).
- State Licensure Detail. Each state where the subject holds an active license. State-board lookup URLs surfaced for direct verification.
- Specialty Certification. ABVS diplomate status across the 22 specialty colleges. ACVIM / ACVS / ACVR / ACVO / ACVD / ACVECC and others.
- Education. Veterinary school attended, AVMA accreditation status, year of graduation. ECFVG / PAVE certification for foreign-trained DVMs.
- Disciplinary History. Each state-board disciplinary action quoted from the board's public record. Severity-ranked.
- Practice Profile. Practice ownership, employer practice, specialty focus, geographic footprint.
- Civil Malpractice Surface. CourtListener civil case search bounded by strong defamation disclaimers.
- Public Reputation and Patient Sentiment. Yelp + Google review aggregation for the practice. Severity-ranked findings.
- Specialty Use-Case Layer. Pet-owner / large-animal / practice-acquisition framing of the same data, depending on use-case mode.
- Comparable Veterinarians. Five archetype-matched peers from a curated reference. Specialty, practice setting, career stage.
- References and Source Citations. Full audit trail. Every URL cited across the prior eleven sections, deduplicated and grouped by source class.
How we identify the right veterinarian
Mixing up two veterinarians with the same name carries patient-safety implications and defamation risk. We solve this with three independent gates.
Gate 1 — AAVSB VIP candidate match
The AAVSB VIP search must return a candidate before the report can run. AAVSB VIP IDs are the canonical cross-state identity surface; license number plus state is the secondary canonical key.
Gate 2 — Disambiguation card
Multiple candidates surface as a disambiguation card with current state, primary specialty, and year of graduation. The buyer picks the right person before any synthesis runs.
Gate 3 — Confirm before charge
Even when only one candidate scores high enough, we still surface the candidate card for explicit confirmation before charging credits.
Wrong-person affordance
Every subject card surfaces a "this is the wrong person" affordance. Clicking redirects to a stricter disambiguation pass with explicit state, license number, and specialty pinning before re-running.
Sample reports on file
Public sample reports curated for the veterinarian vertical. Built from public-record sources only.
The Marty Goldstein report illustrates the holistic / integrative practice profile, with state licensure trail and public-reputation aggregation across patient review channels.
When to use a Veterinarian Vetting Report
- Pet owner research. A pet owner is choosing between two veterinary practices for routine or specialty care. The report surfaces state-licensure status, ABVS specialty for the pet's needs, AVMA-accredited education, and any disciplinary history.
- Equine or livestock owner due diligence. A horse owner or rancher is selecting a vet for high-stakes large-animal work. AAEP membership, equine-specialty certification, USDA accreditation, and state-specific large-animal endorsements are the relevant signals.
- Practice acquisition diligence. A multi-DVM corporate group is evaluating a practice for acquisition. The report surfaces firm-level signals: ownership history, multi-DVM team composition, specialty mix, corporate-group affiliations.
- Specialty referral verification. A primary-care DVM is referring to a specialist. ABVS diplomate status across the relevant specialty college, board-level disciplinary history, and academic affiliations are the relevant signals.
- Self-verification. Veterinarians assembling credentialing packets for academic teaching hospitals, multi-state license renewals, or specialty board cert applications use the report to surface their public-record footprint in a structured form.
Pricing
Veterinarian Snapshot
One-page verification. Fast pet-owner pricing.
10 credits
- Headline (name, current state, DVM credential, primary specialty)
- Licensure status + state-board disciplinary headline
- ABVS specialty certification headline
- AVMA-accredited education headline
- Source URL audit trail
- Returns in roughly 60 seconds
Veterinarian Vetting Report Recommended
Full verification. Twelve sections, paginated PDF.
50 credits
- All twelve sections, 2,500-5,500 words
- AAVSB cross-state license trail
- ABVS diplomate status across 22 specialty colleges
- Civil malpractice surface (CourtListener)
- Patient sentiment aggregation
- References section: every cited regulator URL
- Returns in 4-5 minutes
Credits are platform-wide. A Pro plan includes credits monthly; pay-as-you-go credit packs are available. See pricing for current plans.
Methodology
The full methodology behind the Veterinarian Vetting Report is published. It covers the AAVSB hard gate, the four-class source taxonomy, the UK PHIA Probability Yardstick used for confidence statements, and what the report explicitly does not do.
Frequently asked questions
What sources does the Veterinarian Vetting Report use?
AAVSB VIP cross-state license verification, individual state veterinary medical board licensure databases, ABVS specialty certification, AVMA accreditation for veterinary schools attended, ACVIM / ACVS / ACVR / ACVO and other specialty college diplomate registries, AAEP for equine, AAFP for feline, public review aggregators.
Is this a substitute for state veterinary board verification of record?
No. The report cites the relevant state veterinary medical board lookup URL directly so the reader can verify licensure at the source of record. The synthesis adds context: AAVSB cross-state record, ABVS specialty certification, AVMA-accredited education, peer-review aggregation.
Does the report cover veterinary specialists like equine and zoo medicine?
Yes. ABVS recognizes 22 specialty colleges including ACVIM, ACVS, ACVO, ACVR, ACVD, ACVECC, ACT, ACVN, ACZM, ACVSMR, AAEP (Equine), and AAFP (Feline).
How does the report handle veterinary malpractice cases?
Civil malpractice cases from CourtListener are framed as litigation activity, not adjudicated wrongdoing. State veterinary board disciplinary actions of record are quoted verbatim. The report does not characterize litigation as misconduct unless the state board has issued a formal sanction.
Can pet owners use this when choosing a vet?
Yes. The pet-owner use-case mode tunes the headline toward consumer-relevant signals: state licensure status, AVMA-accredited school, ABVS specialty for the pet's needs, public reviews, and any state-board disciplinary history.
Does the report cover equine and large-animal veterinarians?
Yes. The large-animal mode emphasizes AAEP membership and equine-specialty certification, USDA accreditation status, and state-specific large-animal license endorsements.
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