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Medical licensure

Physician licensure hub

Dermatology practices hiring physicians across state lines need board routes, renewal rules, and compact pathways in one place. This general physician reference supports hiring for any medical specialty; specialty-specific pay context appears only in the salary links.

Hiring workflow

Build a clinician file with the degree, jurisdiction, application status, board correspondence, license number, issue and expiration dates, and renewal owner. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse anesthetists use their own licensing boards. Payer enrollment is separate from state licensure, as are facility privileges and employment onboarding. Confirm active status with the official board before clinical work begins.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

The IMLC provides an expedited pathway for eligible physicians in participating jurisdictions; it does not create a single nationwide license. The table reports the status category shown in the linked IMLCC reference. Confirm candidate eligibility and current board instructions directly.

Jurisdiction facts

JurisdictionMD boardDO boardApplicationFeeRenewalCMEIMLC
AlabamaAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating SPL
AlaskaAlaska State Medical BoardSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedlegislation pending
ArizonaArizona Medical BoardSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
ArkansasArkansas State Medical BoardSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedlegislation pending
CaliforniaMedical Board of CaliforniaOsteopathic Medical Board of CaliforniaUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmednot participating
ColoradoColorado Medical BoardSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
ConnecticutConnecticut Medical Examining BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
DelawareDelaware Board of Medical Licensure and DisciplineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
FloridaFlorida Board of MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
GeorgiaGeorgia Composite Medical BoardSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
HawaiiHawaii Medical BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedRenewal Information Physician - Government Renewal Information (Renew by January 31 of every year) On-time renewals for the licensing period oNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
IdahoIdaho State Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Medical Licensing BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
IndianaMedical Licensing Board of IndianaSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
IowaIowa Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
KansasKansas State Board of Healing ArtsSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
KentuckyKentucky Board of Medical LicensureSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
LouisianaLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MaineMaine Board of Licensure in MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MarylandMaryland Board of PhysiciansSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MassachusettsMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmed
MichiganMichigan Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MinnesotaMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MississippiMississippi State Board of Medical LicensureSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MissouriMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing ArtsSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
MontanaMontana Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
NebraskaNebraska Board of Medicine and SurgerySame boardRouteNot confirmedRenewal & Reinstatement Information Renewal Licenses expire October 1 of every even year, regardless of when the license was issNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
NevadaNevada State Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
New HampshireNew Hampshire Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
New JerseyNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
New MexicoNew Mexico Medical BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedlegislation pending
New YorkNew York State Board for MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmed
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Medical BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
North DakotaNorth Dakota Board of MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
OhioState Medical Board of OhioSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
OklahomaOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and SupervisionSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
OregonOregon Medical BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmednot participating
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Board of MedicineState Board of Osteopathic MedicineRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
Rhode IslandRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and DisciplineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedlegislation pending
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmednot participating
South DakotaSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
TennesseeTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersSame boardRouteNot confirmedrenew their license every two yearsNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
TexasTexas Medical BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
UtahUtah Physicians and Surgeons Licensing BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
VermontVermont Board of Medical PracticeSame boardRouteNot confirmedrenewed every two yearsNot confirmedUnconfirmed
VirginiaVirginia Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmed
WashingtonWashington Medical CommissionSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
West VirginiaWest Virginia Board of MedicineSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
WisconsinWisconsin Medical Examining BoardSame boardRouteNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL
WyomingWyoming Board of MedicineSame boardUnconfirmedNot confirmedUnconfirmedNot confirmedparticipating non-SPL

Source and interpretation notes

Each state page links the official medical board, FSMB state licensure and board-contact directories, and IMLCC participation page. Null or unconfirmed fields are omitted as operational claims because the reviewed source set did not establish them. Board pages can change their forms, fees, and renewal instructions; use the linked authority when opening a candidate file.

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