How do I check a doctor in Poland?

Poland's district medical chambers administer the right to practise, known as prawo wykonywania zawodu (PWZ). The Naczelna Izba Lekarska (NIL) maintains a public central register covering both doctors and dentists.

How do I look up a doctor?

Ask for the doctor's full name and PWZ number. Open NIL's professional register and use the PWZ or identity fields available in the Polish-language form. Compare the professional identity with the details supplied by the clinic.

Read the category and any restrictions attached to the right to practise. If the interface does not display clearly, ask the district chamber to confirm the current authorisation. A number alone does not explain whether permission is unrestricted or subject to conditions. NIL's central-register information explains the official register.

How do I check a specialist or a dentist?

Dentists use the same central register. Check the profession as well as the name, then ask the district chamber to clarify any uncertain status.

For a specialist, request the precise recognised qualification in addition to the basic PWZ. Specialty data form part of NIL's registration system, but ask the chamber to confirm the title if the public result is unclear. A foreign diploma or a conditional licence should not be read as unrestricted authority to practise every advertised specialty.

Does the register show disciplinary action?

Ask the relevant chamber about current restrictions and available individual disciplinary information. NIL's separate sanctioned-doctors page publishes statistics; aggregate figures do not clear a named individual. NIL's sanctioned-doctors information should be read in that limited role.

Do not describe a registration result as a complete disciplinary history unless the authority confirms that scope. An unanswered question about restrictions needs a direct reply from the chamber.

What about doctors trained abroad?

Foreign-qualified applicants must obtain the appropriate Polish right to practise. Special or conditional routes are different from unrestricted authorisation. Foreign specialist recognition and the right to practise must both satisfy the applicable process. The chamber's guidance for foreign applicants describes the authorisation route.

Ask the professional which category of permission they hold and which recognised specialty it supports. Keep those answers separate from the overseas qualification itself.

What do US, Canadian or UK titles mean here?

Foreign titles do not replace Polish authorisation or specialist recognition; the foreign-credentials guide explains how to check their issuers.

Checked on 23 October 2026.