The .doctor Domain: Medical Practice and Health Care
.doctor entered the root zone on 14 July 2016, one of the later dates among the endings in this group, and the IANA record names Binky Moon, LLC as the sponsoring organisation. The nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026 counts 10,214 registrations, of which 8,423 appear in the zone file.
The word carries two meanings, and the label to the left settles which one applies: a physician and the holder of a doctorate share the same noun. The rule follows from that — if you provide care, put the speciality and the city in the label; if the subject is an academic identity, let the name and the field stand together. Try the candidates in a domain name search.
No diploma, speciality or professional register entry is verified on the registry side; among the policies Identity Digital publishes, a TLD-specific eligibility document exists for .ltd alone. Practising medicine depends on national law, and the duty follows from the work itself. Sites offering health guidance without a medical qualification need to say so plainly, or a visitor will read the address as an answer it never gave.
.DOCTOR Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Binky Moon, LLC
- Root zone record 14 July 2016
- Eligibility condition No verified restriction
- Registered names 10,214 (nTLDstats, 11 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 8,423 names, about 82%
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .doctor domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.doctor Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$16.99 / years -
Transfer
$116.99 / years -
Renewal
$125.99 / years -
Restore
$239.90 -
Late Renewal
$20.48
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.doctor Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .doctor address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.doctor Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.doctor Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .doctor domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.doctor Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.doctor Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 5 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 44 days
- Payment Period 61 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 5 days
- Renewal Time 5 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .doctor Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Anyone may; no diploma or register entry is requested.
Binky Moon, LLC asks for no medical credential, and within Identity Digital's published policies a TLD-specific eligibility document exists for .ltd alone. The right to practise comes from national law rather than from an address. Candidates can be tried in a domain name search.
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Both, and the label plus the page content decide which.
On a university page, a personal name joined to a research field reads as an academic identity. On a clinic page, a speciality and a city point to medical care instead. An address that leaves this open sets the wrong expectation, so the plainest fix is to say who you are on the first screen.
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Who wrote it, which sources it uses and when it was updated.
Wording that promises a specific outcome counts as a health claim in many countries and falls under separate rules. An appointment form collects health data, so the retention period and the responsible team belong in writing. An encrypted connection is mandatory; the SSL certificate page covers it.
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The zone holds 10,214 registrations with 8,423 in the zone file.
The figures are from the nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026. A publication rate around 82% shows most registrants here went on to build something. Labels combining a speciality with a city remain widely available in this zone.
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Use .dental for dentistry and .doctor for other fields of medicine.
Patients search by the name of the branch, so an address carrying that word tells them they are in the right place before they click. Dental practices additionally split between the practice and the person. The comparison sits on the .dental domain page.
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Request the authorisation code from your current registrar.
Where booking and call traffic depend on the same address, downtime translates into lost patients, so schedule the move outside clinic hours. The domain must be unlocked and at least sixty days past registration. Verify it with a whois search, then continue at domain transfer.
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