Verifying your medical provider status – ID.me Help Center

When claiming online discounts in ID.me Shop, you may be asked to verify your status as a medical provider using ID.me. This article explains how to verify as a medical provider and get exclusive discounts.

Before verifying

You are eligible to verify as a medical provider if your occupation is any of the following:

Athletic Trainer
Certified Medical Assistant
Chiropractor
Clinical Counselor, Psychologist or Therapist
Clinical Technician (for example Pharmacy Technician, Dialysis Technician, Laboratory Technician, Phlebotomist, Surgical Technologist, etc.)

Dentist
Dental Assistant
Diagnostic Medical Personnel (Radiographer, Medical Imaging Technologist, Radiologist, etc.)
Doctor
Nurse
Physician Assistant

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Physical or Occupational Therapist
Physical or Occupational Therapy Assistant
Registered Dietitian
Respiratory Therapist
Orthopedic Physician
Pharmacist

Note: If you are not eligible to verify as a medical provider, but work at a hospital, you can verify your status by following the steps in How do I verify as a Hospital Employee?

Begin verification

To get started:

Visit any partner website offering discounts for medical providers or visit ID.me Shop.
Sign in to your ID.me account or create a new account.
Select Medical Professional, then select Continue to sign in.

Note: Some partners may require nurses to complete a medical provider verification in order to access certain offers. If you are a nurse, you can verify as both a medical provider and a nurse to make sure that you can access all offers available to you. For more information, visit Verifying as a Nurse.

Verify as a medical provider

To verify your identity using NPI:

Select Begin.
Enter your personal information.
Select your “Provider Type.”
Provide your Type 1 NPI number, then select Continue.

Note: If you need to verify as a medical provider and don’t have an NPI number, follow the steps in Verifying as a Medical Provider without an NPI.
Review the information on this screen, and if everything is correct, select Continue.

If your credentials are approved, you will see a screen that says "You're Verified." Select Continue to proceed.