Check both the care provider and the pharmacy.

Doctor or doctor’s supervised assistant: medical board.

A physician assistant is a person licensed to provide medical care with a supervising doctor and a job description approved by Georgia’s medical board.

As of September 28, 2026, the Georgia Composite Medical Board offers a free search for doctors and physician assistants.

As of September 28, 2026, a Georgia physician assistant works with a supervising doctor approved by the board.

Ask who would examine you, who would decide about the medicine and which doctor supervises the assistant.

The search shows whether a licence is active and any public orders: written decisions the board has made about that person’s licence.

These can include disciplinary decisions, such as action taken against a doctor’s licence.

Match the full name and licence number rather than relying on a photo. Read any decision for what happened, any limits on practice and whether those limits still apply.

Nurse practitioner: nursing board, plus prescribing agreement.

Nurse practitioners are nurses whose work may include prescribing medicines.

As of September 28, 2026, the Georgia Board of Nursing links to a free licence search for nurses, including nurse practitioners.

As of September 28, 2026, a Georgia nurse practitioner needs a written agreement with a doctor to prescribe; the medical board reviews it.

Ask which doctor is named in that agreement.

Pharmacy: pharmacy board.

As of September 28, 2026, Georgia’s pharmacy board provides a free licence check for pharmacies and pharmacists.

Ask which pharmacy will make or supply the medicine and which pharmacy will send it. A service name alone does not answer those questions.

Medicine sent from another state: Georgia permit.

As of September 28, 2026, an out-of-state pharmacy needs a Georgia nonresident permit to send prescription medicine to Georgia.

Nonresident means the pharmacy is based outside the state. Ask for its Georgia permit number as well as its home-state licence.