Acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Business Cards

Acupuncturists and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners are licensed healthcare providers delivering evidence-based holistic care — treating pain, chronic illness, fertility challenges, mental health conditions, and more through acupuncture, herbal medicine, cupping, moxibustion, and other therapeutic modalities. As integrative medicine becomes mainstream, acupuncture practices serve patients referred by MDs, chiropractors, and physical therapists alongside walk-in and self-referred patients.

What Acupuncturist Cards Must Include

Your License

• LAc (Licensed Acupuncturist) — state license — always displayed after name
• L.Ac. (same, alternate notation)
• State-specific titles vary:
• DAc / Dipl.Ac — in some states
• R.Ac. (Registered Acupuncturist) — California
• AP (Acupuncture Physician) — Florida
• DAOM / MAOM — Doctor or Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree
• State license number (required by some states)

Your National Certification

• Dipl.Ac. (Diplomate in Acupuncture) — NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine)
• Dipl.OM (Diplomate in Oriental Medicine) — NCCAOM full-spectrum certification
• Dipl.CH (Diplomate in Chinese Herbology) — NCCAOM herbal credential

Your Clinical Specialty

Acupuncture and TCM span many clinical areas:

• Pain management: Back pain, neck pain, headache, fibromyalgia, arthritis
• Women's health and fertility: Reproductive acupuncture, IVF support
• Mental health: Anxiety, depression, insomnia, PTSD
• Digestive health: IBS, GERD, Crohn's, constipation
• Oncology support: Chemotherapy nausea, cancer-related fatigue
• Neurological: Stroke rehabilitation, neuropathy, MS support
• Sports medicine: Acupuncture for athletic performance and injury
• Allergies and immunity
• Pediatric acupuncture: Shonishin, pediatric treatment

Your Modalities

Beyond acupuncture:

• Chinese herbal medicine
• Cupping therapy
• Moxibustion
• Gua sha
• Auricular acupuncture (ear acupuncture)
• Tui na (Chinese medical massage)
• Electro-acupuncture
• Community/group acupuncture (NADA protocol)

Insurance and Access

• "Insurance accepted: BCBS, Aetna, United, Cigna"
• "Medicare now covers acupuncture for chronic low back pain"
• "Out-of-network superbill provided"
• "Sliding scale available"

Design for Acupuncturists

Calm, Healing, Eastern-Influenced

Acupuncture card design:

• Calm and healing aesthetic
• Eastern or integrative medicine visual cues
• Professional healthcare standard

Color palette:

• Sage + cream: natural, healing
• Deep teal + white: integrative, calm
• Soft burgundy + cream: TCM, warmth

Imagery: A subtle meridian line illustration, bamboo, lotus, or abstract calming element. Natural and understated.

Back of Card

1. "M.S. Ac. | LAc | Dipl.OM (NCCAOM) | [State] Licensed"
2. "Pain | Fertility | Mental health | Digestive | Women's health"
3. "Acupuncture | Herbal medicine | Cupping | Moxibustion | Gua sha"
4. "Medicare | BCBS | Aetna | Out-of-network superbill"
5. "New patients: [website] | [phone]"

Checklist

• [ ] LAc license and state
• [ ] NCCAOM Dipl.Ac. or Dipl.OM
• [ ] MAOM or DAOM degree
• [ ] State-specific title (AP for Florida)
• [ ] Clinical specialty
• [ ] Modalities (herbal, cupping, moxa, gua sha)
• [ ] Insurance and Medicare
• [ ] Sliding scale (if offered)
• [ ] Calm, healing card design