How we verify listings
Exactly how a practice gets listed, checked, and removed, and why none of it can be bought.
The whole method in one paragraph: practices are found in verifiable public sources, their phone and address are confirmed against those sources, every card carries a dated source note saying exactly how far verification has gone, inclusion is always free, and the site's ownership is disclosed plainly on the about page. Nothing below is aspirational; this page describes what has actually been done, including what has not been done yet.
The six steps, in order
- A practice is found in a verifiable public source: the practice's own website, the Florida DOH license lookup at flhealthsource.gov, hospital directories, or the NPI registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.
- The phone number and street address are confirmed against that source. No confirmed phone and address, no listing.
- The practice is listed with the source note "listed from public directory, not yet phone-verified".
- The phone-verification pass calls the practice and asks three things: is this number correct, is this address correct, and are you accepting new patients today.
- The card flips to "verified by phone {date}" with the date shown, so you can judge freshness yourself.
- Listings are re-verified on a rolling cadence, and any entry whose calls fail is removed.
What the source notes mean
Every practice card on this site carries one of exactly two notes. "listed from public directory, not yet phone-verified" means steps one through three are done: the details matched a public source, but nobody has confirmed them by phone yet. "verified by phone {date}" means a person called the office and confirmed the details on that date. The honest current state: as of this writing, every listing carries the first note. The listings were built and source-checked in July 2026, and the phone pass is the next step on the calendar. You will see cards flip to dated phone verification as those calls complete; nothing on this site will claim a call that did not happen. You can see the notes in action on any card-bearing guide: primary care, concierge medicine, see a doctor today, telehealth, self-pay, and new to Key West.
Why inclusion is free, flatly
Paid inclusion poisons a directory the day it starts, because every listing becomes an ad and every omission becomes a pricing decision. So: inclusion is free, position cannot be bought, and there is no premium tier, no featured slot, and no sponsored card, now or later. The site is owned by the physician behind Key West Concierge Orthopedics, that practice appears in the orthopedics category as a normal entry under the same rules, and this disclosure sits here and on the about page because transparency is the point. The which-doctor tool routes by your answers, never by anyone's business interest.
Corrections and removals
If you run a practice listed here and anything is wrong, it gets fixed or removed, promptly. The corrections route is the owner's disclosed practice: call (305) 707-8484 or write to Suite 108, 1111 12th Street, Key West, FL 33040, and identify the listing and the correction. Removal requests are honored without argument, and corrections ship with the next update rather than waiting on a schedule.
Frequently asked questions
How does a practice get listed here?
By existing verifiably. We find practices in public sources, confirm a working phone and street address against those sources, and list them with an honest source note. The phone-verification pass then confirms details directly with the office. No practice applies, and none pays.
Can a practice pay for placement or a better position?
No. Inclusion is free, placement cannot be bought, and listings render in a fixed neutral order. That includes the practice owned by this site's owner, which appears as a normal entry under the same rules as everyone else.
Why was a listing removed?
Because verification failed: the number stopped working, the practice closed or moved and no current source confirmed the new details, or the practice asked to come off. A wrong number is worse than no listing, so removal is the default when a check fails.
How current are the verification dates?
Every phone-verified card shows its date, so you never have to guess. Entries not yet phone-verified say exactly that on the card. Re-verification runs on a rolling basis, and any card whose calls fail comes off the list rather than lingering.
Sources and tools
- Florida DOH MQA license lookup: flhealthsource.gov
- NPI registry: npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov