Have you been named a Top Doctor? Before you put it on your website, ask what a Top Doctor award really is, and whether it’s legitimate. It comes down to who chose you, and how. Five questions will tell you.
How to tell if a top doctor award is legitimate
1. Who chose you?
Good sign: other doctors, under published rules.
Watch out for: no one can say who decided, or how.
2. Do you have to pay?
Good sign: winning is free.
Watch out for: a fee to accept the award, or to be listed.
3. Can you see why you won?
Good sign: the result and the reason are public.
Watch out for: a certificate, but no public page saying why.
4. Are winners real doctors?
Good sign: every winner’s identity is checked.
Watch out for: anyone who fills in a form gets listed.
5. Can you fix a mistake, or leave?
Good sign: a published way to correct, dispute or opt out.
Watch out for: no one to contact.
Fails most of them? It may not be a scam, but it isn’t an honor either.
How Doctors’ Choice Awards answers the five
- Who chooses: other doctors. The most doctor endorsements wins, and one is enough. Ties share the award.
- Paying: every award is free. Recognition cannot be purchased.
- Why you won: your doctor endorsements are shown on your public profile.
- Real doctors: every doctor’s identity is verified against primary sources before they become a Nominee.
- Corrections: request a correction, dispute a result or opt out. We acknowledge within 3 business days and resolve within 7.
The full rules are on our Methodology page.
Start with your own profile
A doctor award from your peers tells patients and referring doctors one thing: a colleague trusts you. You may already have a profile on Doctors’ Choice Awards. Find it and claim it. It’s free, and so is every award.