How to check an APMC registration

The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council now sits inside the Dr NTR University of Health Sciences campus at Gunadala, Vijayawada. It registered doctors for the undivided state until 2014; registrations issued to Hyderabad-based doctors before the bifurcation are APMC numbers, and doctors who stayed in Telangana afterwards were re-registered by the new Telangana State Medical Council.

That history matters when checking: an older Hyderabad doctor may legitimately hold an APMC number, a TSMC number, or both. The NMC lists the council's site as apmconline.in.

How to check an APMC registration number

1. Open the NMC's Indian Medical Register searchThe Indian Medical Register is the National Medical Commission's public search across every state medical council. It offers five ways in: doctor name, year of registration, registration number, state medical council, and an "advance" search that combines them. Choose State Medical Council and pick "Andhra Pradesh Medical Council" from the list, or use the registration number on its own.
2. Match the record, not just the numberAn APMC number is unique inside the APMC register, but the same digits exist in other state registers. Confirm that the name on the record is the doctor you are checking and that the year of registration is plausible for their age and qualification. If the number returns a different name, treat the number you were given as wrong until the practice explains it.
3. Check the list of doctors removed from the registerThe NMC also publishes a Black List of doctors whose names have been removed or suspended. A number that searches cleanly on the register can still appear there, so check both.
4. If the record is missing, ask the councilRegisters are not perfectly synchronised. A recent registration, a transfer from another state or a name spelt differently on the certificate can all be missing from the NMC copy. Before concluding anything, ask the APMC office directly with the number and the name as they appear on the certificate.

What an APMC number on this site looks like

The formats below are measured from the profiles on this site that cite the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council, not copied from a rulebook. Councils change their numbering over time — a five-digit number and a year-stamped alphanumeric one can both be genuine — so the point of the table is to show you what "normal" looks like for this council, and to make an odd-looking number stand out.

Practising outside Andhra Pradesh

A doctor registered with the APMC is on the Indian Medical Register, and a doctor on that register may practise anywhere in India. Many doctors who move states also take an additional registration with the new state's council, so it is normal to find a doctor practising in Andhra Pradesh whose primary number was issued elsewhere, or a APMC-registered doctor practising in another state. What matters for you is that at least one current registration exists and that the doctor's name is not on the removed list.

General information about how registration works in India, read from the sources below on 25 Sep 2026. Not advice about your situation. Errors can be reported through the corrections process.