What medical degrees and board certifications does Dr. Berg list on his official website?
Executive summary
Dr. Eric Berg’s official web presence identifies him as a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) who earned his chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988 and lists multiple chiropractic-related board certifications, state chiropractic licenses, and postgraduate certificates in radiography and diagnostic techniques [1] [2] [3]. The site repeatedly frames his credentials within the chiropractic and nutritional-education sphere rather than as a medical (M.D.) degree, while external directories show other physicians named Eric Berg with medical degrees—distinguishing identities that the official site does not conflate [4] [5] [6].
1. What formal degree Dr. Berg lists: Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer College
The biographical pages on Dr. Berg’s official sites state that he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988, and they present that D.C. as his primary professional degree [1] [7]. Multiple site iterations repeat that point, including the main “About Dr. Berg” and shop/about pages, indicating the Palmer College D.C. credential is the degree the site attributes to him [1] [7].
2. National board certification: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Dr. Berg’s official materials explicitly state he is board-certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) and that he passed NBCE Parts I, II and III as part of his credentialing, language that appears across the site’s biography and related pages [1] [3] [8]. The shop/about and main about pages also repeat that he is “certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners,” aligning the NBCE certification as a central professional qualification [7] [2].
3. State chiropractic licenses and “board certification” in states
The site lists active or previously held chiropractic licenses in multiple states and gives license numbers for some jurisdictions, stating a Virginia Board of Medicine — Chiropractic License #1851, a California chiropractic license #20123, and a Louisiana chiropractic license #875 [2]. Several site pages and derivative biographies also describe him as having become “board-certified” in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, a phrasing used in some profiles to describe state-level credentialing and licensure [9] [8] [2].
4. Additional certifications and postgraduate training listed on the site
Beyond the D.C. and NBCE entries, Dr. Berg’s official materials list postgraduate or proficiency certificates: a Certificate of Proficiency in Chiropractic Radiography (X-ray), certification in neuro‑selective current perception threshold diagnostics, microscopy and live blood cell analysis, and training through institutions such as the National‑Lincoln School of Postgraduate Education and Southern California College of Chiropractic [2] [3] [7] [9]. These items are presented as specialized, practice-related certifications and technical proficiencies rather than medical specialty board certifications [2] [3].
5. How the site frames the “Doctor” title and external context
The official pages use “Dr. Eric Berg, D.C.” and emphasize chiropractic licensure and board certification by chiropractic organizations; independent fact-check summaries note that Dr. Berg’s use of “Doctor” is tied to his chiropractic doctorate and that he includes disclaimers clarifying he is not a medical doctor (M.D.)—a point raised by FoodFacts in covering public confusion over his title [4]. Meanwhile, separate external physician directories show other individuals named Eric Berg who hold M.D. degrees and different board certifications (for example, a pediatric otolaryngologist and internists listed separately), underscoring that the credentials shown on Dr. Berg’s official chiropractic site do not indicate an M.D. [5] [6] [10].
6. Reporting limits and clarifications
The official site materials reviewed provide clear information about the D.C. degree, NBCE certification, state chiropractic licenses, and listed postgraduate certificates [1] [2] [3] [7]. If a reader seeks verification of current licensure status, specialty medical board certifications (M.D. boards), or primary-source licensure records, those specific documents are not contained in the pages cited here and would require consultation of state medical/chiropractic boards or official board registries—claims outside the scope of the provided site sources [2] [1].