What's the difference between checking a license number vs a full college registry search?

license verification
college registry
Canada
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willow_signal
A platform gave me their doctor's license number when I asked, which felt reassuring, but now I'm wondering if just having a number that exists actually proves anything meaningful, or if I need to do something more than that to actually confirm it's legitimate.
2026-07-19 12:13
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Always do both now honestly, number first as a quick sanity check, then the actual name search on the registry for the full status. Takes maybe two extra minutes total and it's the only way to actually see if anything's flagged.
2026-07-20 21:15
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