Provider verification / South Korea
How to check a Korean clinic in Medical Korea’s provider register
Medical Korea can verify registration for providers serving international patients, but it is not a substitute for local facility licences or doctor credentials.
Short answer
Medical Korea’s Registered Hospitals directory lists healthcare providers registered to serve international patients. Check the matching name, registration number and address; then verify local operating status and each practitioner through the relevant Korean sources.
What Medical Korea can confirm
Medical Korea describes a registration system for healthcare providers serving international patients. Its Registered Hospitals page can be used to look up the listed provider name, registration number, address and directory category. When comparing a result, use all available fields rather than relying on a clinic brand alone.
In the records checked for this directory, three profiles matched the Medical Korea listing by name and registration number: BANOBAGI Plastic Surgery Clinic (M-2013-01-08-2841), Banobagi Dermatology Clinic (M-2024-01-08-7694) and 1mm Plastic Surgery (M-2022-01-08-6578). See the BANOBAGI plastic surgery profile, Banobagi Dermatology profile and 1mm Plastic Surgery profile for the recorded fields and limits.
What it does not establish
International-patient registration is not the same as a local operating permit for a medical institution, a licence for a particular site, or a doctor’s individual registration and specialist credentials. It is also not a quality accreditation or evidence of a treatment outcome.
Medical Korea’s “Most visited medical institutions” page is a directory, not a complete local licence register. A missing result may reflect the search name, filters or scope of that page; it should not be treated as proof that a provider is unlicensed.
A practical check
- Ask the provider for its Korean legal name, exact treatment-site address and international-patient registration number.
- Compare the name, number, address and category in Registered Hospitals.
- Check the practitioner’s name and relevant credentials through the appropriate Korean source. Do not infer these from the clinic’s registration.
- Keep the search date and a copy of the result. If details do not match, ask the provider or relevant authority to clarify the exact entity and site.
The directory currently does not link to a separately verified local facility-licence search for every Korean profile. Our provider directory keeps this limitation visible. This public-source summary has not received clinical review and is not a recommendation.
This page summarizes public information. It is not a diagnosis, treatment recommendation or endorsement of a particular provider. Check the current authority source and discuss personal care with a qualified clinician.