To help you get some information about doctors not selected for the Top Doctors list, Top Doctors offers access to the American Medical Directory, published by the American Medical Association (AMA), and the Directory of Medical Specialists, published by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). Both give a few key facts about the training and background of listed physicians. Just click on the appropriate links shown below. Top Doctors Guide to Health Plan Doctor Directories Search by Physician's Name or by Specialty   The "AMA Physician Select" is compiled and published by the AMA as a reference source of demographic and professional information on individual physicians in the United States. American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Directory Search by Physician's Name This service allows the public to verify board certification status, location by city and state and specialty of any physician certified by one or more of the 24 Member Boards of the ABMS.