For agencies
How listing works, and what it costs
It costs nothing, and it cannot be bought. We list agencies that meet published criteria, whether or not they ever talk to us. There is no paid tier, no sponsored placement, and no way to pay for removal. What you can do is make your entry accurate.
The mandatory criteria
- 01The agency actively places physicians (MD or DO) on locum tenens assignments in the United States. Nurse- and allied-only staffing firms are out of scope.
- 02A verifiable legal entity name and a physical headquarters address.
- 03A working public website that describes locum physician placement.
- 04A named, reachable point of contact for credentialing or corrections.
- 05No active, unresolved finding from a state or federal authority that the agency misrepresented malpractice coverage or pay terms to physicians.
- 06The agency has not asked to purchase, pre-approve, or condition its listing.
How to reach Verified
Document at least twelve of the sixteen scored points below, including all four malpractice points, and Verified is applied with a date. It expires and must be renewed.
- Malpractice coverage type stated (occurrence or claims-made)
- Policy limits stated per claim and in aggregate
- Tail coverage obligation stated in writing
- Declarations page provided on request before start
- Pay rate quoted in writing before submission
- Pay cadence stated (weekly, biweekly, net terms)
- Guaranteed-hours terms stated
- Cancellation notice window and penalty stated
- Worker classification stated (1099 or W-2)
- Travel and housing booked and paid by the agency, not reimbursed later
- Licensing, credentialing and DEA costs allocated in writing
- Named facility disclosed before submission
- Written single-submission consent practice
- Named credentialing owner for each physician file
- NALTO membership current
- Responded to a right-of-reply request within ten business days
What triggers Flagged
Three or more published physician reviews carrying the same flag tag, or a documented correction you dispute without evidence. You are told before publication and have ten business days to respond. Your response publishes next to the concern, unedited except for length. Not responding does not stop publication — it is noted.
Disclosure questionnaire
This is how you correct a listing or start the Verified process. Answering does not change your tier by itself, and nothing publishes on submission.
The full rubric is at Standards, and our own conflicts are at Disclosures.