The Doctor Directory Editorial Team

The Doctor Directory editorial team is responsible for verifying doctor listings, moderating patient reviews, and maintaining the site's methodology. Every published doctor listing is sourced from the US National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry, verified through a 5-step claim process, and re-checked on a 90-day cycle. Patient reviews are human-moderated before publication. Named editor: Mark Gabrielli, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.

Editorial Standards

Every page on The Doctor Directory follows three standing rules:

  1. Source of record. Doctor name, NPI number, primary specialty, and primary practice address come from the US National Provider Identifier (NPI) Registry, a federal database. Doctors who claim their listing may update phone, website, hours, photos, and bio.
  2. Verification. The Verified badge requires a 5-step process: claim, email code, license upload, admin cross-check against NPI + state license board, badge issued. Listings without the badge remain visible but are marked as unverified.
  3. Human review moderation. Every patient review is submitted through the review form on the doctor's profile and human-moderated before publication. Reviews that violate the review policy (fake, defamatory, non-substantive) are rejected. Doctors may post public responses.

Team

Mark Gabrielli

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Founder of The Doctor Directory and WETYR Corp. Oversees verification methodology, review moderation policy, and editorial standards across the site. Direct contact for editorial questions: admin@thedoctordirectory.com.

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The Doctor Directory Medical Directory Team

Verification & Review Moderation

The team of internal reviewers who moderate patient reviews, cross-check license documentation against state medical boards during doctor claim verification, and audit sample listings for factual accuracy on a 90-day cycle. Team contact: admin@thedoctordirectory.com.

Update Cadence

Doctor profile data is refreshed from the NPI Registry monthly. Claimed-listing owner edits (bio, hours, photos, phone) go through a brief moderation queue before publishing, typically within 1 business day. Rankings on leaderboard pages are recomputed continuously as new reviews are published. Each hub page (specialty, condition, state) is reviewed on a 90-day cycle. Every data-carrying page displays a last-verified date.

Corrections and Complaints

Report incorrect doctor information: email admin@thedoctordirectory.com with the doctor's URL and the specific field that needs correction. We update within 5 business days.

Report a fake or abusive review: email admin@thedoctordirectory.com with the URL and reason for the complaint. Reviews violating the policy are removed within 3 business days.

Doctor removal request: doctors who hold their NPI registration may request removal from the display index by emailing admin@thedoctordirectory.com from the email on file with the practice. Removed within 7 business days. Note: NPI Registry records are federal public data and may continue to appear elsewhere on the web.

Sources of Data