Coupure Centrum voor Plastische Chirurgie (Tonnard & Verpaele)
Under our open methodology this clinic scores 81.2/100 on structural verification: physician certification, licences, facility and legal-entity traceability, identifier disclosure and advertising honesty.
Rank #9 of 18 ranked clinics · last checked 31 August 2026
- Specialist-led
Summary
Facial plastic-surgery practice in Ghent run by Dr. Patrick Tonnard and Dr. Alexis Verpaele, with a second surgical facility in Sint-Martens-Latem. Both physicians are found in the federal specialist-board register under plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, and the operating legal entity is matched in the company register.
Axis by axis
rubric value 1–5 · ? could not verify (no points, not a negative finding) · — not applicable: this country has no register of that class · OFF official register · SEC secondary source
| Axis | Finding (rubric anchor) | Value | Source class | Weight | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 | Specialist certification of the responsible physician Found by name or number; specialty matches what is advertised; status current. Both named physicians found in HealthPro (FPS Public Health) with specialities MBS45 (plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery), status current. [healthpro-tonnard] [healthpro-verpaele] |
OFF | 26 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M2 | Identifiability of the responsible physician Physician(s) named with role and tied to this address. |
SEC | 16 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M3 | Basic medical licence Matched by licence number. Matched by NIHDI number: Tonnard 14513178, Verpaele 14534063; federal visa dated 1990-01-30 and 1992-08-28 respectively. [healthpro-tonnard] [healthpro-verpaele] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M4 | Facility registration Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 10 | 2026-08-31 |
| M5 | Legal-entity traceability Legal entity and registration number published and matched in the register. Legal entity COUPURE CENTRUM VOOR PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE matched in KBO/BCE by enterprise number, address and named directors (Tonnard, Verpaele). [kbo] |
OFF | 8 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M6 | Self-disclosure of identifiers No identifiers at all. No licence, facility or company registration numbers published on the clinic's own site. [site-en] [site-contact] |
SEC | 10 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M7 | Advertising honesty Systematic superlatives without guarantees. Systematic superlatives on the clinic's English page (e.g. 'world authority', 'masters of facial aesthetic surgery') without an outcome guarantee. [site-en] |
SEC | 12 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M8 | Cross-locale consistency All load-bearing fields agree. Physician names and clinic identity consistent across the Dutch and English fronts checked. [site-en] [site-contact] |
SEC | 5 | 2026-08-31 | |
| M9 | Patient documents Could not verify — no points, counts against coverage, not a negative finding. |
? | ? | 5 | 2026-08-31 |
Score ceilings
No ceiling applies. We never apply one on 'not found' alone.
Holds
No hold on this profile.
Inclusion policy
Four mechanical conditions. The first three decide whether a clinic is listed at all; the fourth decides whether it can be scored.
| Identifiable: live public surface + working in-country contact | verified yes [site-en] |
|---|---|
| Provides the service itself (not an aggregator, booking site or tour packager) | verified yes [site-en] |
| In scope: the intervention is performed by a physician | verified yes [site-en] |
| Names a responsible physician | verified yes [site-en] [riziv] |
Who is responsible
Named physicians and the legal entity, as published and as matched in the registers. A missing number is a statement about disclosure, not about licensing.
| Physician | Role | Register ID |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Patrick Tonnard [site-en] [healthpro-tonnard] [riziv] | Plastic surgeon | 14513178 |
| Dr. Alexis Verpaele [site-en] [healthpro-verpaele] [riziv] | Plastic surgeon | 14534063 |
Legal entity: Coupure Centrum voor Plastische Chirurgie · 0867376077 [kbo]
Scope and procedure segments
Clinic focus: specialist (no focus adjustment) [site-en]
- Rhinoplasty: could not verify
- Breast surgery: could not verify
- Liposuction & body contouring: could not verify
- Hair transplant: could not verify
- Injectables: could not verify
- Medical weight loss: could not verify
What we could not verify
- M4 · Facility registration
- M9 · Patient documents
These cells score nothing and count against coverage, but they are not negative findings. If you can point to a public source, send it.
Contact details
| Website | https://tonnardverpaele.com/ |
|---|---|
| Phone | +32 (0)9 269 94 94 |
| Address | Coupure Rechts 164 C/D, 9000 Gent |
| City | Ghent |
For identification only; details change — verify with the clinic directly.
Sources
| ID | Source | Class | What it supports | Accessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site-en | https://tonnardverpaele.com/en | clinic's own site | physician names, roles, treatments, advertising text | 31 August 2026 |
| site-contact | https://tonnardverpaele.com/nl/contact | clinic's own site | addresses, contact details, language versions | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-tonnard | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Patrick Tonnard | 31 August 2026 |
| healthpro-verpaele | https://apps.health.belgium.be/healthpro-search-engine/api/professi… | official register | specialist certification MBS45, federal visa, NIHDI number for Alexis Verpaele | 31 August 2026 |
| riziv | https://webappsa.riziv-inami.fgov.be/silverpages/Home/SearchHcw/?Fo… | secondary | corroboration of competence code 210 and Coupure Centrum practice address for Tonnard and Verpaele | 31 August 2026 |
| kbo | https://kbopub.economie.fgov.be/kbopub/toonondernemingps.html?lang=… | official register | legal entity, registration number, seat address, directors | 31 August 2026 |
Change history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 31 August 2026 | Initial collection. |
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