Best way to check if user has connected to Patreon

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What is the best way to check if a WordPress user has connected to Patreon?

Should I run a check against the following:

get_user_meta( get_current_user_id(), 'patreon_user_id', true );

Or is there a better way

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That is a good way to check whether a patron has connected Patreon to your WP site.