License lookup
How to check an insurance agent's license
Every agent who sells Medicare plans must be licensed by the state you live in, and every state lets you check that for free. It takes about two minutes. Pick your state for its exact lookup and phone numbers.
Last reviewed October 26, 2026. General information, not advice about any plan.
Pick your state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
How it works in every state
Ask for their full name and National Producer Number (NPN)
A licensed agent will give you both without hesitation.Open your state's license lookup
Use the link on your state's page above, or NAIC's national lookup.Check four things
The license is active, it's for your state, it includes a health line of authority, and it hasn't expired.
Common questions
Who licenses Medicare insurance agents?
Each state's insurance department. There's no national Medicare agent license, so an agent needs a license in every state where they sell, including yours.
Is there one place to check every state?
NAIC, the association of state insurance regulators, runs a national lookup that covers many states. Your state's own page is the most direct, which is why we link to it for each state.
What is an NPN?
A National Producer Number: a unique ID each licensed agent gets once and keeps in every state. It's the fastest way to look an agent up.
Keep reading
- How to choose a local Medicare agentQuestions to ask, warning signs, and the dates to know.
- Medicare agent vs. broker: what's the difference?Agent, broker, producer: what the words mean, the one difference that really matters (how many companies they work with), and how to tell before you meet.
- How we verify agentsExactly what we check for the Verified badge, and what it doesn't mean.
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