Why should I join or claim my Doximity profile?
Most U.S. physicians already have a Doximity profile that has been generated from public records, but it is often out of date and may not reflect current practice locations and specialties. Doximity uses these physician profiles to generate a public-facing directory, which U.S. News & World Report uses for their public online physician locator tool. The information in the profile is also used to to help determine eligibility to vote in the reputation portion of their annual Best Hospitals rankings. Outdated contact and practice information may lead to issues with voting.
Claiming and completing your Doximity profile is crucial to managing your online reputation, whether you actively participate on the site or not. A Doximity profile can be claimed by licensed US healthcare professionals. Unlike many online networks, Doximity maintains a "stub" profile for clinicians based on information in the NPI database. Therefore, joining the network typically begins with simply claiming a profile.
To help you understand the U of U Health partnership with Doximity, or for those who are not familiar with it, we have linked resources in the buttons below. We encourage all clinical care providers with NPI numbers to engage in outreach on the platform to share their expertise, network with peers, and promote awareness of University of Utah Health programs and research.
Claim or Verify Your Physician Profile
STEP 1: Visit www.doximity.com.
STEP 2: Search for your name in the search bar.
STEP 3: Claim/verify your profile. Click ‘CLAIM’ or ‘VERIFY MY PROFILE,’ and Doximity will walk you through these processes step-by-step. Doximity uses a number of sources to verify a physician’s identity, including (but not limited to) faxed copies of medical credentials, badges, licenses; DEA numbers; and emails from officially recognized medical institutions (schools or hospitals). Note: average verification processing time is three days.
STEP 4: Add a profile picture. If you do not have a recent professional photo, please contact your administrator to access or schedule a headshot. For detailed instructions on uploading a profile picture, click here.
ALTERNATIVE TO 4, STEP 5: Email a Microsoft Word document of your CV (and/or your profile picture) to cvupload@doximity.com, and Doximity’s staff will complete most of your online profile for you.
Your Vote — U.S. News and World Report
Voting for the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Annual Best Hospitals Survey will begin one month earlier than in previous years. As in past years, survey invitations will be distributed to eligible physicians in phases. Beginning in mid-January 2027, physicians eligible to vote will receive an email containing a unique survey link. Because invitations are sent in tiers, not all physicians will receive the email on the same day.
If you do not receive an email invitation, you can access the survey through your Doximity profile. Doximity will provide a link to vote on your profile home page. See Figure 1 for instructions on locating the survey link.
The survey dates are unannounced, but the voting will likely close the last week of February 2027.
Your vote is important — it makes a tangible, positive impact on U of U Health — further strengthening our reputation that you help build every day.
Who Can Vote?
- All board-certified physicians in the 15 adult and 11 pediatric ranked specialty areas are eligible to complete an online survey during the online voting period.
How to Vote?
- You must be registered on Doximity.com on through the mobile app to participate in the online survey. Check your survey eligibility using this link or review the eligibility table here. Note: You can participate in the survey if you register on Doximity.com prior to the end of the voting period in February 2027.
- Log in to Doximity.com with your username and password.
- Once logged in, look for a U.S. News & World Report graphic or button on the homepage and click on it.
- The survey will ask you to name the hospitals (up to five for adult, up to 10 for pediatric) that provide the best care in your respective specialty, without consideration of location or cost.
If you have any difficulties completing the survey, email usnews@doximity.com for assistance.
OP—MED
Why publish on Op-Med
With over two million members, Doximity can help you reach your peers directly. Op-Med provides clinician authors a place to share thoughts, opinions, and knowledge with the largest medical community in the United States. Articles submitted to Op-Med have the potential to be featured in Doximity’s weekly emails and be viewed by hundreds of thousands of members.
- Share your knowledge and opinions
From clinician wellness to novel treatments, to preparing for retirement – we know you have important convictions that could positively impact the clinical practice as well as the personal lives of your peers.
- Reach a large audience
Reach over two million members who will view your content in the email digests or on the newsfeed.
- Get published quickly
Op-Med submissions are published soon after they are received by Doximity so that you can start sharing it with your network right away.
To get your writing published on Doximity’s Op-Med send your article to opmed@doximity.com.
- Include your work as an attachment
- Essays must be shorter than 1,000 words
- Physician authors must provide their Doximity profile
Submissions are reviewed promptly by the Doximity editorial team, they encourage writing and content of all kinds. You will be notified of its publication.