IndividualPhysician

IndividualPhysician is a Physician subtype specifically for a single practitioner. Property: practicesAt (MedicalOrganization / Hospital / MedicalClinic — where the physician practices). Use this when the entity is a person-as-doctor rather than a group-practice organization.

Full example of schema.org/IndividualPhysician json-ld markup

The markup is verified as valid with Rich Results Test from Google.

schema.org/IndividualPhysician

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "IndividualPhysician",
  "name": "Dr Henrik Lund",
  "medicalSpecialty": "https://schema.org/Cardiovascular",
  "practicesAt": { "@type": "MedicalClinic", "name": "Dunmore Multi-Specialty Clinic", "url": "https://dunmore.example/clinic" }
}
</script>

Minimal valid version

The smallest markup that still produces a valid IndividualPhysician entity. Use it as the floor. Reach for the advanced example above when you want search engines and AI agents to understand more about your content.

schema.org/IndividualPhysician (minimal)

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "IndividualPhysician",
  "name": "Dr Example"
}
</script>

Google rich results this unlocks

IndividualPhysician is a structural type. It does not produce a rich result on its own.

Its value comes from combining it with a primary type whose markup earns a rich result (Article, Product, Event, and so on). IndividualPhysician becomes the trunk that the primary type branches off viamainEntityorbreadcrumb. Include it on every page as the backbone of your markup.

Common IndividualPhysician mistakes

Mistakes that pass validation but silently fail to earn rich results or mislead consumers walking the graph. Avoid these and your markup will be ahead of most sites in the wild.