How to check a UPMC registration
Checking a UPMC registration on the NMC register, what its numbers look like, and who on this site cites it.
The Uttar Pradesh Medical Council, in Lucknow, registers modern-medicine doctors for India's most populous state. Its register is one of the largest in the country by headcount; on this site its share is modest because the source data does not yet cover Uttar Pradesh in depth, and most of the UP registrations here belong to doctors practising elsewhere.
The NMC lists the council's website as upmedicalcouncil.org, with correspondence routed through the state medical faculty. The public search for UPMC numbers is the NMC register.
How to check a UPMC 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 "Uttar Pradesh Medical Council" from the list, or use the registration number on its own.
- Match the record, not just the numberA UPMC number is unique inside the UPMC 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 UPMC office directly with the number and the name as they appear on the certificate.
What a UPMC number on this site looks like
The formats below are measured from the profiles on this site that cite the Uttar 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 Uttar Pradesh
A doctor registered with the UPMC 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 Uttar Pradesh whose primary number was issued elsewhere, or a UPMC-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.
284 profiles cite the UPMC
270 of them (95%) have had that number checked against a register; 270 record a year of registration, from 1960 to 2021. The rest are recorded as supplied. Counts are read from the live database and refresh hourly.
Number formats seen
| Pattern | Example | Profiles |
|---|---|---|
99999 | 10717 | 257 |
AA-99999 | MP-13065 | 12 |
999999 | 103070 | 3 |
AA-99999 / 9999 | MP-33390 / 1989 | 3 |
A = any letter, 9 = any digit. A number that fits none of these is not necessarily wrong; it is worth looking at twice.
Specialities
- General physicians · 168
- Psychiatrists · 37
- Gynaecologists · 16
- Internal medicine physicians · 10
- Paediatricians · 10
- Anaesthesiologists · 4
Where they practise
Questions people ask
- How do I verify a UPMC registration number?
- Search the number on the National Medical Commission's Indian Medical Register, selecting "Uttar 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 a UPMC 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 Uttar 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.
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.
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.