Official ESA Letter · Florida MQA + CMS NPI · Not a registry · Acceptance never guaranteed
Official ESA Letter
ESA verification lookup for Florida housing letters
Property managers can check an Official ESA Letter PDF with two public lookups: the Florida license number on the Florida MQA lookup and the NPI on the CMS NPPES lookup. Fla. Stat. 760.27 lets a housing provider request reliable supporting information when a disability is not readily apparent. General information, not legal advice.
Updated 2026-11-09 · Last checked 2026-11-09 · Clinically reviewed by a Florida-licensed APRN
Property managers: start here for an ESA verification lookup. Cross-check a Florida-licensed APRN on Florida MQA and on the CMS NPI Registry (the NPI on the letter) against the English clinician PDF, then continue on landlord support. This page is not a registry and does not approve housing. Acceptance is never guaranteed under FHA + Fla. Stat. § 760.27. Housing only.
What is an ESA verification lookup?
An ESA verification lookup is a public check of the license details printed on a Florida housing ESA letter. Use the Florida license number on the letter at the Florida MQA look-up (flhealthsource.gov) and confirm the license is active and the type matches the letter. Then use the NPI printed on the letter at the CMS NPPES NPI look-up and confirm it matches the clinician named on the PDF. This page walks through that check for Official ESA Letter PDFs and for any Florida housing letter that prints those details. It does not approve a tenancy. Acceptance is never guaranteed. Housing only. General information, not legal advice.
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How do I verify an ESA letter?
If you are the renter, open the PDF and confirm it shows a Florida-licensed APRN and the license details your landlord will check. Then send your landlord this page: they can follow the public MQA and NPI lookups without calling us. This page is not a registry and does not approve housing. General information, not legal advice.
How can I check an ESA letter provider before I pay?
Use the same public lookups a landlord uses. A real Florida housing letter prints the clinician's name, license type, Florida license number, and NPI. Search the license number at flhealthsource.gov (Florida MQA license verification) and confirm it is active. Then search the NPI on the CMS NPPES NPI lookup. Every letter from Official ESA Letter prints the clinician’s Florida license number and NPI on the letter itself, so you or your landlord can run both checks, and the letter can be confirmed on /verify. A number, card, or certificate from a website is not that check (Fla. Stat. § 760.27(3)(c)). A new evaluation is $149. Full refund only if the clinician does not approve a letter. Approval is never guaranteed. Housing only. General information, not legal advice. Start evaluation.
A landlord can check a Florida housing ESA letter without calling us.
The clinician’s license number and the lookup link are printed in the letter’s footer. Look up the clinician at flhealthsource.gov (MQA license verification). Enter the name and license number from the letter. Confirm the license is active and the type matches what the letter states.
What a valid letter includes: the clinician’s name and license type, the Florida license number, the date of the letter, a statement that the person has a disability-related need for the animal, and the clinician’s signature on letterhead. It does not need to name a diagnosis.
What is not enough: an online registration, ID card, certificate, or vest. Florida Statute § 760.27 says those are not, by themselves, reliable proof.
Housing only. The letter is for a reasonable accommodation in housing under the Fair Housing Act and Fla. Stat. § 760.27. It is not a registry and it is not a public-access document.
If the license does not match or is not active, the letter is not reliable. Ask the tenant for a current letter from a clinician whose license verifies.
What landlords can ask in Florida
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What is an ESA verification lookup?
An ESA verification lookup is a public check of the license details printed on a Florida housing ESA letter. Use the Florida license number on the letter at the Florida MQA look-up (flhealthsource.gov) and confirm the license is active and the type matches the letter. Then use the NPI printed on the letter at the CMS NPPES NPI look-up and confirm it matches the clinician named on the PDF. This page walks through that check for Official ESA Letter PDFs and for any Florida housing letter that prints those details. It does not approve a tenancy. Acceptance is never guaranteed. Housing only. General information, not legal advice.
How do I do an ESA look up in Florida?
Open the PDF and find the Florida license number in the letter footer. Search that number at flhealthsource.gov (Florida MQA license verification). Confirm the license is active and the type matches what the letter states. Then search the NPI printed on the letter on the CMS NPPES NPI look-up and confirm it matches. Fla. Stat. 760.27(3)(c) says an ESA registration, ID card, patch, or certificate obtained online is not, by itself, sufficient. If the license does not match or is not active, ask for a current letter from a clinician whose Florida license verifies. Housing only. General information, not legal advice.
How do landlords verify a Florida ESA letter?
A Florida housing provider may request reliable supporting information when a disability is not readily apparent (Fla. Stat. 760.27). To verify the letter, look up the Florida license number printed on it at flhealthsource.gov and look up the NPI printed on it at the CMS NPPES NPI look-up. A letter from Official ESA Letter also shows the clinician's name and license type, the date, a statement of the disability-related need for the animal, and a signature on letterhead. It does not need to name a diagnosis. This page does not approve housing. Acceptance is never guaranteed. Housing only. General information, not legal advice.
Where do I look up the clinician’s license?
The letter’s footer has the clinician’s name, license number, and a link to flhealthsource.gov (MQA license verification). Search there to confirm the license is active.
What if the letter has a registration number instead of a license number?
A registration, certificate, ID card, or vest is not reliable proof under Florida Statute § 760.27. Ask for a letter from a licensed clinician whose Florida license verifies.
Does this letter let the animal go into stores or on a plane?
No. It is for housing only. It is not a public-access document and it is not an airline letter.
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What to verify (MQA + NPI first)
| Check | Where to look | Must match |
|---|---|---|
| Florida license number printed on the letter | Florida Department of Health MQA license lookup | Clinician name and license number on the PDF |
| NPI printed on the letter | CMS NPPES NPI lookup | Clinician name and NPI on the PDF |
- The clinician name, a Florida-licensed APRN, and the Florida license number printed on the letter, on the Florida MQA / Department of Health lookup, match the PDF before anything else
- the NPI printed on the letter, on the CMS NPI Registry; match both MQA and NPI before relying on the PDF
- That the letter identifies the patient and the animal(s), a vest, laminated ID, or online registry number is not the letter
- Date of issuance
- Then use /landlord-support for the full checklist (resident file, what you may ask, next steps)
Questions: support@officialesaletter.com
Florida MQA license lookup →CMS NPI / NPPES lookup (the NPI on the letter) →
Reasonable limits, not a registry
Fair Housing and Florida Statute 760.27 let you request reliable documentation of a disability-related need. They do not require you to accept every letter, and a registry certificate is not enough on its own. Cross-check MQA + NPI with the links above, then continue on /landlord-support, do not demand diagnosis, severity, or full medical records when they are not needed. Not a registry. Acceptance is never guaranteed. This page is informational, not legal advice.
For tenants, see the Florida ESA letter page.