The certification no one renewed
Specialty certification in Mexico expires. Many doctors keep publishing the credentials they had eight years ago — because nobody requires them to update it, and nobody checks. Until someone verifies.
Independent Medical Verification
A human investigator verifies the doctor's license, the clinic's record, and what happens if something goes wrong — then sends you a plain-English report in 72 hours.
separate Spanish-language government systems hold the records — built for regulators, not patients.
a human investigator spends cross-referencing registries, sanctions, and reviews for each report.
from confirmed payment to a finished PDF in your inbox — every finding cited.
Why you couldn't find this yourself
In the U.S. your surgeon was credentialed by a hospital and everything is searchable in seconds. In Mexico, all of it exists too — but scattered, in Spanish, and indexed for no one.
In the United States
In Mexico
It's not that you didn't search well enough. It's that this information was built for regulators, not for patients — and reading it correctly takes knowing exactly where, and how, to look.
Three patterns we document regularly
Specialty certification in Mexico expires. Many doctors keep publishing the credentials they had eight years ago — because nobody requires them to update it, and nobody checks. Until someone verifies.
A clinic with COFEPRIS sanctions can close and reopen under a new name at the same address. Reviews start at zero; old alerts don't follow. From the outside it looks brand new and spotless.
Doctors can share nearly identical names. The surgeon with 300 reviews and the one with three COFEPRIS alerts may have the same name. Search the wrong registry and you verify the wrong person entirely.
The report
Tap each to see exactly what we check.
Every finding is cited with its specific source. You see what we found and exactly where we found it.
What you receive
Not a dashboard. Not a score. An 8–12 page PDF in plain English — the kind of document you could hand to someone who knows nothing about Mexican medical regulation and they'd understand exactly what it says.
The process
Tell us who you're considering
Submit the doctor's name, the clinic, the city, and the procedure. More detail helps — but even a name and city is enough to start.
Secure payment
Pay via Stripe. Your payment details never touch our servers. You get a confirmation email immediately.
A human investigator verifies everything
One person spends 4–6 hours searching federal registries, sanction databases, review platforms, and local media — cross-referencing every finding and noting exactly where it came from.
Your report arrives
A PDF in English, in your inbox, within 72 hours of payment. Every finding cited. You can verify every source yourself.
Frequently asked questions
In Mexico, board certification is issued by CONACEM (Consejo Nacional de Certificación de Especialidades Médicas). Unlike in the U.S., it expires — typically every five years — and must be renewed. A doctor can have a valid SEP specialty license and still have an expired CONACEM certification, meaning their specialty credentials haven't been reviewed in years. We verify both directly in each registry.
COFEPRIS is Mexico's federal health regulatory authority — roughly the FDA's enforcement role. They issue alerts, sanctions, and can order clinic closures. We report what type of alert exists, when it was issued, and what it referred to — so you can judge the severity yourself.
A cédula profesional confirms a completed medical degree and authorization to practice. A cédula de especialidad confirms a recognized specialty residency. A doctor can have the first without the second — a licensed physician, but not a credentialed specialist in your procedure. We verify both independently.
It depends almost entirely on how far your clinic is from a hospital with an ICU — sometimes 5 minutes, sometimes 40. Your report includes the specific nearest hospital, the estimated transfer time, and the nearest U.S. or Canadian consulate, which can provide a list of local physicians, help with emergency communication, and assist with repatriation.
That depends entirely on the specific doctor and clinic — which is exactly why verification exists. Mexico has JCI-accredited hospitals and surgeons trained at leading U.S. institutions. It also has unlicensed practitioners and clinics without current permits. The country isn't the variable. The specific provider is.
All the registries are in Spanish — CONACEM, the SEP registry, and the COFEPRIS alert system have no English version. That's the core reason this service exists. We navigate those systems, interpret what we find, and deliver the report in plain English.
SEP licenses carry a unique registration number verifiable in the federal registry, so the credential itself can't be faked — but someone can present a real credential belonging to a similarly named person, or present a legitimate one while omitting that their specialty certification has expired. Our homonym check and cross-verification are designed to catch exactly that.
72 hours from confirmed payment. Submit Friday evening, expect it Monday. We don't offer expedited service — the process requires the time it takes to be thorough.
We report what we find. If it's significant — an active sanction, an expired certification, a closure, a pattern of serious complaints — the report explains clearly what it means. We don't make the decision for you, but you'll have the information to make it yourself.
Start your verification
Some send it the night before. The report takes 72 hours either way — but what you do with what you find takes time too.