Doctors ranked by their experience with your condition.
US doctors are assessed for 302 conditions using public records: the number of patients treated, published research and clinical trials led. The basis for each ranking is shown. Placement cannot be purchased.
Our approach
Public records show which doctors treat a condition regularly, who publishes research on it and who leads clinical trials. This information is held in Medicare files, the National Library of Medicine and federal registries. We combine it for every US doctor, condition by condition, and show how each ranking was determined.
What we do
- Rank every doctor with evidence for your condition, near you or anywhere in the US
- Show the reasons behind every standing, with the source and year
- Say how confident we are for each doctor, and when a condition has too little evidence to rank
- Show industry payments next to each doctor, so you can see them
- Help you shortlist and prepare questions for your appointment
What we don't do
- Take money from doctors, hospitals or drug makers for placement
- Let industry payments raise a score
- Use star reviews or popularity
- Claim to know surgical outcomes the public record does not show
- Sell your answers or show you ads
How the search works
Provide some information
The condition, your ZIP code and the distance you would travel. The type of care you need refines the order.
Review the list
Doctors with evidence for the condition, in order, each with the basis, the source and a confidence level.
Compare
Compare selected doctors side by side, with suggested questions for each appointment. Plus
What the public record shows.
Where evidence is limited
Some conditions leave little trace in public records. Where the evidence is limited, this is stated with the results, together with what was found.
Enough evidence to rank. Procedures, research papers, trial leadership and NIH grants, for 17,859 doctors.
Limited evidence. It is rare, so few doctors show it in public data. Read each doctor's reasons, not just the order.
Access
The full list, the basis for each ranking and every source are available without charge. Plus provides additional tools for comparison and preparation.
Free
- Every doctor with evidence, for 302 conditions
- Near you, in your state or anywhere in the US
- Every reason, source and confidence level
- Industry payments, hospital and quality ratings
- A shortlist of up to 3 doctors
Plus Draft price
- Unlimited shortlist, compared side by side
- Questions to ask each doctor, written from their record
- Second-opinion picks: strong doctors at different hospitals
- Alerts when new data changes your shortlist
- Ask questions about your options, answered from the data
No doctor or company can pay for placement. The information you provide stays in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
Does a high standing mean a doctor is better?
It means strong public evidence of experience and expertise in your condition: how many patients they treat for it, how long they have done so, the research they lead. Most surgical outcomes per doctor are not public, so we don't claim to know them. Use the list to choose who to see, then ask the questions that matter to you.
Where does the data come from?
Medicare's records of procedures, patients and prescriptions per doctor (2024), Medicare Care Compare, the national provider registry, PubMed and OpenAlex research papers, ClinicalTrials.gov, NIH grants and CMS Open Payments. Rankings use public data only. A proprietary claims data set (all insurers, 2018-19, mainly Pennsylvania and New Jersey) is used to understand conditions, not to score doctors; no patient can be identified.
Why is my doctor missing, or low on the list?
Public data sees some care better than other care. Doctors who see few Medicare patients, or who work mostly in settings Medicare data does not cover, show less evidence. Each doctor's confidence level tells you when that is likely.
Do doctors pay to be listed?
No. Nobody can pay for placement, and industry payments never raise a score. We show them so you can see them.
What happens to my answers?
Your condition, ZIP code and preferences stay in your browser to shape the list. We don't sell them, and we don't show ads.
Is this medical advice?
No. It helps you find and compare doctors. Your own doctor is the right person to advise on your care.
What the public record shows about choosing a doctor.
Patterns across every US doctor, worked out from the same data as the lists. Each one names its source.
Built on Open Doctor Data.
Every list here comes from Open Doctor Data, an open, sourced record of every US doctor. The scores, the rules and every source will be published free on opendoctordata.org. The full method, with the weight each kind of evidence carries, is in the detailed finder.
Medicare, 2024
Procedures and patients per doctor, prescriptions and equipment, for 2019 to 2024. The backbone of experience.
Medicare Care Compare
Procedure counts on each doctor's Medicare profile, hospital links, telehealth and quality scores.
Research
Papers since 2016 from PubMed and OpenAlex, with lead authorship, recency and citations; US guideline authorship.
Trials and grants
Who leads US clinical trials and NIH research grants on each condition.
Industry payments
Payments from drug and device makers, 2022 to 2025. Shown on every profile, never scored.
Understanding each condition
A proprietary claims data set (all insurers, May 2018 to April 2019) covering mainly Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Because it covers only part of the country, it never scores a doctor. It is used to decide which procedures and medicines belong to each condition, to find conditions missing from the list, and to identify where Medicare data falls short. No patient is identifiable. The one source here that is not public.