Is Dr. Berg licensed to practice medicine in any U.S. state and how can that be verified?
Executive summary
Dr. Eric Berg is credentialed and licensed as a doctor of chiropractic, not as a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.), and his own website and independent profiles list chiropractic licenses in multiple states [1] [2]. Public records aggregators such as the Better Business Bureau also list a Virginia license number for his business, but independent verification should be done through the relevant state licensing board websites or primary-source systems [3] [4].
1. Who Dr. Berg says he is and what his listed credentials are
Dr. Berg’s official biography states that he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic and lists chiropractic license numbers for Virginia, California and Louisiana among other qualifications, presenting himself as a licensed chiropractor and health educator [1] [2]. His materials also note certifications such as the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and postgraduate chiropractic training, which are consistent with chiropractic practice rather than medical (M.D./D.O.) licensure [2].
2. Is he licensed to practice “medicine” in any U.S. state?
The available reporting and Dr. Berg’s own disclosures make a clear distinction: he is a licensed chiropractor, not a medical doctor, so he does not hold an M.D. or D.O. medical license as presented in the sources reviewed [5] [1]. That matters because state “medical” boards (which license M.D.s and D.O.s) are different entities from chiropractic boards; an active chiropractic license does not equate to a state medical license to practice medicine as defined by those boards [4] [6].
3. Independent signals and third‑party listings
Third‑party directories corroborate that Dr. Berg operates as a chiropractic practitioner or health business: a Better Business Bureau profile for “Dr. Eric Berg DC” lists a Virginia Department of Health Professions license number and an expiration date for that business record, which aligns with him operating as a chiropractor rather than as a physician [3]. Fact‑checking summaries and health‑watch sites likewise emphasize that his “Doctor” title refers to chiropractic training and that he is not a medical doctor, a distinction he reportedly includes in disclaimers on his channels [5].
4. How to verify a clinician’s license—step‑by‑step, primary sources only
Primary verification comes from the relevant state licensing board: for physicians, that means the state medical board license lookup tools (for example, the Medical Board of California’s license verification and lookup pages) and for chiropractors the state chiropractic board or the board that handles chiropractic licensing in that state [4] [6]. Several states provide free online license verification portals—Oregon’s license verification system is an example of an online primary‑source service—while other states publish searchable registries and board orders [7] [8]. For aggregated searches across states, directories like HealthGuideUSA point to official state verification portals, and VeriDoc is presented as an endorsed licensure‑verification system, but the authoritative source is always the state board itself [9] [10].
5. Caveats, common pitfalls, and what the evidence does not show
The sources reviewed do not cite a state M.D. or D.O. license for Dr. Berg, and they explicitly warn that the courtesy title “Doctor” can be misleading when used outside medical contexts—so readers should not infer a medical license from the use of “Dr.” in public materials [5]. The reporting here relies on Dr. Berg’s self‑reported license numbers and third‑party listings; it does not reproduce live state board query results for every jurisdiction, so anyone needing definitive, real‑time confirmation should query the specific state board database for the license number or name in question [1] [3] [4].