On a rare occasion an AMA Physician Profile may have a "Do Not Release" flag associated with a physician's AMA Physician Masterfile record. This flag is a safety measure for AMA Credentialing Services; physicians with this flag have requested that AMA not release any information without their consent. No judgment should be inferred due to this flag. Some physicians simply want to know who is requesting their profile. AMA policy is to send a consent form asking the physician to give signed permission to release his or her records to the organization requesting it. This consent form is mailed via US Postal Service and, therefore, fulfillment of the profile order may take four to six weeks. If you are in contact with the physician, please let him or her know to expect this form and that their prompt response will help speed the process. We will notify you via email when the profile is available for download as soon as we receive permission.