License lookup
Most US states license massage therapists and publish a register you can search in about ninety seconds. Four states do not license them at all, which is worth knowing before you assume a credential means what you think it means. Pick a state to get the regulator and the right questions.
The state where the treatment happens is the one that matters, not where the therapist trained or where you live.
California does not license massage therapists statewide. Any credential you are shown is a local permit, a school certificate or a voluntary national one.
California has no state license. CAMTC certification is voluntary statewide, but many cities require it to work at all, so ask for the CAMTC ID.
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California is the interesting one: certification through CAMTC is voluntary at state level, but a great many cities require it in practice, so asking for the CAMTC number is still the right move.
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Training hours, examinations, continuing education and scope of practice all differ by state and change with each legislative session, and several states have moved massage between departments in the last few years. A table of thresholds on a static site would be confidently wrong within a year. The regulator does not go stale, so that is what is here.
A license means someone met a minimum standard of training and passed a background check. It does not mean they are any good, that they specialize in what you need, or that the business employing them is well run. It is a floor, not a recommendation - but a floor worth checking, because the practices that dislike being asked are exactly the ones worth asking.