Educators, nurses, medical providers, and military members/family. Seniors (age 55+) are eligible for a discount at certain times of year. You must live within the U.S. to verify and access available discounts. 

Please contact the ID.me Support team if you have questions with your eligibility

Educators can get exclusive discounts through ID.me, but eligibility depends on your job title. You must have one of the listed job titles within the U.S. to verify as an educator to access available discounts. 

• Classroom Teachers (PreK-12) 
• Principals and Assistant Principals (PreK-12) 
• School Employees (PreK-12) 

To see the full qualifying list, visit ID.me. To see the list of documents that prove your educator status, visit ID.me.

Medical providers can get exclusive discounts through ID.me, but eligibility depends on your job title.  You must have one of the listed job titles within the U.S. to verify as a Medical Provider to access available discounts. 

• Athletic Trainer 
• Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) 
• Chiropractor 
• Clinical Counselor 
• Clinical Lab Scientist (CLS) 
• Clinical Technician 
• Dental Assistant 
• Dentist 
• Diagnostic Medical Personnel 
• Doctor 
• Fellow 
• Home Health Aide 
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker 
• Medical Examiner 
• Nurse 
• Orthopedic Physician 
• Orthopedic Physician Assistant 
• Personal Care Aides 
• Pharmacist 
• Physical or Occupational Therapist 
• Physical or Occupational Therapy Assistant 
• Physician Assistant 
• Psychologist 
• Registered Dietitian 
• Resident 
• Respiratory Therapist 
• Therapist 
• Veterinarian 

Other medical employees

• Hospital Employees: If you aren’t eligible to verify your medical membership, but work at a hospital, verify your employee status. 
• Nurses: Some retailers may require nurses to complete a medical provider verification to access certain discounts. You can verify as both a medical provider and a nurse. Learn how to verify as a nurse. 

To see the full qualifying list, visit ID.me. To see the list of documents that prove your military status, visit ID.me.

Military members and their families can get exclusive discounts through ID.me, but you must be part of an eligible U.S. military group such as an active service member, veteran, military spouse, or dependent to verify to access available discounts. 

• Active duty: You are currently a member of the military. This includes Active duty, National Guard, and Reserves.  
• Military family: Your father, mother, son, or daughter is or was previously in the military. For example, your parent is a retired Navy veteran. You must be an immediate family member of a service member, veteran, or retiree who is over the age of 18. 
• Military spouses: You are married to someone who is or was in the military. This includes spouses of any service member, veteran or retiree as defined in this article. 
• Surviving spouses: You were married to a service member, veteran, or retiree who has passed away. 
• Retirees: You are retired from the military. This includes any former member of the military who is entitled, under statute, to retirement or retainer pay. For example, 20 or more years of cumulative time in service, or being 100% medically retired. 
• Veterans: You have previously served in the military. Former members of the military who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and served less than 20 years cumulative time in service are eligible. 

The following military branches are eligible for military discounts: 

• Air Force 
• Army 
• Coast Guard 
• Marine Corps 
• Military Police 
• Navy 
• NOAA Corps 
• Space Force 
• US Public Health Service 
• Who is not eligible for military discounts 

To see the full qualifying list, visit ID.me. To see the list of documents that prove your military status, visit ID.me. 

Nurses can get exclusive discounts through ID.me, but eligibility depends on your job title.  You must have one of the listed job titles within the U.S. to verify as a nurse to access available discounts. 

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 
• Certified Radiology Nurse 
• Certified Registered Nurse 
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) 
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) 
• Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 
• Mobile Intensive Care Nurse 
• Nurse Aide 
• Nurse Practitioner (NP) 
• Patient Care Assistant 
• Patient Care Technician (PCT) 
• Practical Nurse 
• Professional Nurse 
• Public Health Nurse 
• Registered Nurse 
• Registered Professional Nurse 
• State-Tested Nursing Assistant 
• Vocational Nurse 
• Certified Nurse Aide 
• Clinical Nurse 
• Clinical Nurse Specialist 
• Home Health Nurse 
• School Nurse 
• Travel Nurse 

To see the full qualifying list, visit ID.me. To see the list of documents that prove your nurse status, visit ID.me. 

To qualify, first you must visit the site of our trusted verification partner ID.me and create an account. Go to the ID.me website here. If you need additional support for your ID.me account, visit help.id.me.

Once verified, through ID.me the discount will automatically be applied during checkout.

Discount applies to regularly priced items. Offer not valid on Sale items,promotion excluded items,furniture, gift cards, gift bundles, tax, or shipping. Discounts cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount. Melissa & Doug reserves the right to change or remove a product from this promotion at any time, without prior notice. Other restrictions may apply. See our Terms for additional details.

No. Only qualifying, eligible individuals who have been verified through ID.me may use this discount.

Please contact the ID.me Support team if you have questions with your eligibility or difficulty accessing your account. Support is available 8AM through midnight EST, 7 days a week at 866-775-4363.

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