How we build the Acupuncturing directory
Every listing starts from a public federal record. Here's where it comes from, what we show, what we leave out, and how practitioners can change it.
Source
Listings come from the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), the federal registry that issues National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers to U.S. healthcare providers. We include every active record that lists taxonomy code 171100000X (Acupuncturist), whether as the provider's primary specialty or an additional one.
The current data was pulled in October 2026 and covers 48,321 acupuncturists and clinics in 4,798 cities and towns across all 50 states, Washington D.C. and U.S. territories.
What each listing shows
- Clinics (organization records): practice name, street address, phone, lead practitioner and NPI number.
- Individual practitioners: name, credentials, city, ZIP, phone and NPI number. We don't show street addresses for individuals, because many solo practitioners register a home address.
- License numbers appear only when the practitioner reported one to the registry. They are self-reported, so check them with the state board.
What "unclaimed" means
An unclaimed listing hasn't been reviewed by the practitioner. We haven't checked it against a state licensing board, and we don't know their specialties, pricing or whether they're accepting patients. When a practitioner claims their listing, we verify their license with the issuing board before marking it verified.
State license checks
In California, Colorado, Washington, we check individual practitioners against the state licensing board's own public licensee data. 10,204 practitioners currently show an active license, and 2,466 clinics show a licensed lead practitioner, last checked in October 2026.
- Sources: California Acupuncture Board; Colorado Office of Acupuncture Licensure (DORA); Washington State Department of Health.
- For clinics, we check the lead practitioner named in the clinic's NPI record by exact name, and show it only when that license is active.
- A match needs the license number the practitioner reported to the NPI registry to equal the board's number and the last name to agree, or a unique exact name match in that state.
- We show a non-active status (expired, delinquent, inactive) only when the license number matched. When we can't match a practitioner, we show nothing; that doesn't mean they're unlicensed.
- Every checked listing links to the board's own lookup so you can confirm it yourself.
Corrections and removal
If a listing is about you and something is wrong, or you'd rather not be listed, use the correction and removal form. We act on removal requests within five business days.
What we don't do
- We don't rank practitioners by quality or publish ratings we didn't collect.
- We don't charge patients or take booking fees. Patients contact practices directly.
- Nothing on this site is medical advice. See our medical disclaimer.