How do I verify an HPMC registration number?

Search the number on the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register, selecting "Himachal Pradesh Medical Council" as the state medical council, and confirm that the name and year on the record match the doctor. Then check the NMC's list of removed doctors.

Does an HPMC registration mean the doctor is competent?

No. Registration means the council has accepted that the doctor holds a recognised medical qualification and has entered them on the register. It is a licence to practise, not a measure of skill or of outcomes. Qualifications beyond the primary degree, and experience, are separate facts and are checked separately on this site.

A doctor in Himachal Pradesh has a number from another state's council. Is that a problem?

Not by itself. Registration with any state medical council places the doctor on the Indian Medical Register, which is valid across India. Check that number on the NMC register in the same way, under the council that issued it.

Registers · Modern medicine · facts checked 25 Sep 2026

How to check an HPMC registration

Checking an HPMC registration on the NMC register, what its numbers look like, and who on this site cites it.

The Himachal Pradesh Medical Council is in Lakkar Bazar, Shimla, near the Indira Gandhi Medical College. The NMC list spells it "Himanchal" and gives its site as hpsmc.org. The public search for HPMC numbers is the NMC register.

How to check an HPMC registration number

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 "Himachal Pradesh Medical Council" from the list, or use the registration number on its own.
Match the record, not just the numberAn HPMC number is unique inside the HPMC 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.
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.
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 HPMC office directly with the number and the name as they appear on the certificate.

What an HPMC number on this site looks like

The formats below are measured from the profiles on this site that cite the Himachal 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 Himachal Pradesh

A doctor registered with the HPMC 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 Himachal Pradesh whose primary number was issued elsewhere, or a HPMC-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.

Questions people ask

How do I verify an HPMC registration number?: Search the number on the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register, selecting "Himachal Pradesh Medical Council" as the state medical council, and confirm that the name and year on the record match the doctor. Then check the NMC's list of removed doctors.
Does an HPMC registration mean the doctor is competent?: No. Registration means the council has accepted that the doctor holds a recognised medical qualification and has entered them on the register. It is a licence to practise, not a measure of skill or of outcomes. Qualifications beyond the primary degree, and experience, are separate facts and are checked separately on this site.
A doctor in Himachal Pradesh has a number from another state's council. Is that a problem?: Not by itself. Registration with any state medical council places the doctor on the Indian Medical Register, which is valid across India. Check that number on the NMC register in the same way, under the council that issued it.

On this site

Every profile names the registering body and the number as supplied, and says whether that number has been checked against a register and when. Where it has not, the profile says so.

Doctors in Himachal Pradesh

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.