Florida Pharmacist License Lookup: Verification Guide

How to perform a Florida Pharmacist License Lookup - This guide supplies everything you need to verify Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician licenses in Florida a using authoritative state sources. Please share whether this guide was helpful! success@meshverify.com.

Florida Board of Pharmacy

Quick Links and Contact Information

Use for: Pharmacist licenses and Board of Pharmacy–regulated pharmacy credentials (including pharmacist intern, consultant pharmacist, nuclear pharmacist, registered pharmacy technician, and related registrations). (Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Official license lookup portal URL:

https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/HealthCareProviders

(Florida Department of Health)

Board website:

https://floridaspharmacy.gov/

Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Verification instructions page (if available): https://appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/Content/HelpFile/SiteHelp.pdf

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Phone number(s):

Customer Contact Center: (850) 488-0595

Board Office: (850) 245-4474

Fax: (850) 921-5389

Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Email or web contact form:

Contact page (web form):

https://floridaspharmacy.gov/contact/ (Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Permitting email (as listed on Board forms):

MQA_Pharmacy@doh.state.fl.us (State of Florida)

Physical or mailing address:

Department of Health,

Board of Pharmacy

4052 Bald Cypress Way,

Bin C-04

Tallahassee, FL 32399-3258

(Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Applications and fees only:

Department of Health,

Board of Pharmacy

P.O. Box 6330 Tallahassee,

FL 32314-6330

Florida Board of Pharmacy)

What This Lookup Verifies

The Florida Pharmacist License Lookup confirms whether an individual holds a Florida Department of Health pharmacy credential and whether that credential is current, expired, inactive, or subject to discipline. When accessed directly through Florida MQA Search Services, the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup is primary source verification. (Florida Department of Health)

Manual reviewers validate the following fields in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup record:

License number (prefix + number) (Florida Department of Health)

License type (Pharmacist vs intern vs technician)

License status (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us)

Issue date and expiration date (when displayed in the record) (Florida Department of Health)

Issuing board (Florida Board of Pharmacy) (Florida Board of Pharmacy)

Disciplinary indicators and linked enforcement actions (when available) (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us) 

Which Board Should Be Used

 Using the wrong board causes false negatives in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup. Always match the claimed role to the Florida Board of Pharmacy before searching. (Florida Board of Pharmacy) 

Manual Verification Steps

Open the official Florida Pharmacist License Lookup portal:

https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/MQASearchServices/Home.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 2.  

Select License Verification.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 3.  
Set Board/Council to the Florida Board of Pharmacy, if the board filter is available.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 4.  
Set Profession to the appropriate pharmacy profession (Pharmacist, Pharmacist Intern, Registered Pharmacy Technician) to avoid false matches.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 5.  

Search by license number first by entering the license prefix + number with no spaces (example formats are shown on the search page).

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 6.  
If the license number is not available, search by last name and first name and add location filters (city/county) to reduce false matches.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 7.  
Open the full license record from the results list; do not rely on list view for a Florida Pharmacist License Lookup pass decision.

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Step 8.  

Confirm these required fields in the full record: name, license number, profession/license type, license status, issue date, expiration date, and issuing board.

(Florida Department of Health)

Step 9.  
Review the record for discipline or administrative actions and open any linked orders or documents when present. (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us)

Step 10.  
If discipline, conditions, or restrictions are present or unclear, document what you reviewed and contact the Board using the contact information above. (Florida Board of Pharmacy) 

License Status Interpretation

Apply the status text exactly as shown in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup portal.

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Active

Active with Discipline or Restrictions

Expired / Inactive / Delinquent / Retired / Null and Void

Reviewer action: Do not pass the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup for active practice; escalate per policy and request updated information, then re-verify. 

Suspended / Revoked

Reviewer action: Do not pass; document the status and escalate immediately. 

Example License Number Formats

Reference only. Fictional examples.

Pharmacist: PS12XXX

Pharmacist Intern: PSI34XXX

Consultant Pharmacist: PU56XXX

Nuclear Pharmacist: NP78XXX

Registered Pharmacy Technician: RPT90XXX 

Example License Certificate (Anonymized)

Reference only. Fictional example for Florida Pharmacist License Lookup.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐

│ Florida Pharmacist License Lookup – Sample Certificate │

├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤

│ Name: Pharmacy Provider │

│ Jurisdiction: Florida │

│ Parent Authority: Florida Department of Health (MQA) │

│ Issuing Board: Florida Board of Pharmacy │

│ License Type: Pharmacist │

│ License Number: PS12XXX │

│ Issue Date: 01/15/2024 Expiration Date: 09/30/2026 │

└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Reviewer note: A certificate alone does not prove current authorization. Always confirm current status and discipline directly in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup portal. (Florida Department of Health) 

Unique License Types

Common Florida Board of Pharmacy license types you may encounter in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup:

Pharmacist (PS)

Pharmacist Intern (PSI)

Consultant Pharmacist (PU)

Nuclear Pharmacist (NP)

Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPT)

Pharmacy Technician Training Program (RTTP)

Pharmacy Affiliate (PHAF)

Pharmacy (PH) and Nonresident Sterile Compounding (NSC) credentials, when applicable to the record being verified

If the license type does not match the claimed role (for example, intern or technician presented as a pharmacist), flag the mismatch and resolve it before passing the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup verification.

Common Manual Review Mistakes

• Searching without the pharmacy profession filter and concluding a false negative in the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup (Florida Department of Health)
• Entering the license number without the required prefix format (prefix + number with no spaces) (Florida Department of Health)
• Relying on summary results instead of opening the full record for the Florida Pharmacist License Lookup (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us)
• Passing a pharmacist intern or registered pharmacy technician record as a full pharmacist credential
• Missing disciplinary indicators or failing to open linked enforcement orders (appsmqa.doh.state.fl.us) 

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