Increase in Scam Calls and Emails

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is aware of the increased number of scams targeting healthcare professionals. Many of these scammers’ messages appear to come from legitimate DOH staff. Some even go as far as using the names of current DOH employees and email addresses that appear to be from DOH. However, they are fake. 

DOH will never call to request banking information or payment of a license fee.

Watch for poor grammar, formatting errors, or suspicious attachments and links. If you are suspicious of communication that you have received, please contact our customer service call center at 360-236-4700. You can also verify license status on the provider credential search.

Check out the Office of Health Professions’ recent GovDelivery email. This email includes additional information to protect yourself from scammers.