Each doctor or physician has a special number for his or her own. this number is usually with his name on his stamp or his signature. He is known by this number among the other doctors. What especial word or phrase do we use to call this number?
Thank you

It’s usually called the GP number. I think another system is used in hospitals, where the physician won’t be a GP.

In the case of your doctors, this is either (depending on the physician) a medical license number, or a medical specialist’s number.  The only time that doctors know each other by the number is when a GP cannot prescribe a certain product (under the rules of the sick fund he or she works for) without noting that this was recommended by a specialist—and putting the specialist’s number on the Rx.

I worked in the pharmaceutical industry there for over 20 years, and speak from personal experience.

Perry

I think that I am beginning to understand what you mean, Perry. It is far away from the Swedish system. When I was in the pharmaceutical business, there were no numbers (to be seen, at least). Nowadays, all doctors use Rx forms with pre-printed barcodes. I suppose that is some kind of ID, but I know nothing of the system. As far as I know, every doctor is free to prescribe any registered product, as long as it will be used for a registered indication and "according to science and proven experience".

There is a difference between the right to prescribe per se, by virtue of being a doctor, and the right to employ specific products, as per the reimbursement policies of the sick fund in question.  I know that this is the case for Boostan’s medical system, and to a large extent this is now true in the States.

Perry

Yes, that’s how I interpreted it. The only "restrictions" I know of in Sweden are
physicians employed by the county should normally prescribe what is on the preferred drugs list for that county
if a more expensive synonym has been prescribed, the pharmacist should ask the customer if (s)he accepts a cheaper alternative.