Physician Licensing Requirements & Timelines
View physician licensing requirements and turnaround time by state.
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New York
Tennessee
Virginia
Wyoming
ALABAMA
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Alabama Medical Board Contact Information
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P.O. Box 946 Montgomery, AL 36101
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Phone: (334) 242-4116
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Fax: (334) 242-4155
ALASKA
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Alaska Medical Board Contact Information
- 550 West Seventh Ave., Suite 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501 - Phone:(907) 269-8163
- Fax:(907) 269-8196
- www.commerce.state.ak.us
ARIZONA
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Arizona Medical Board Contact Information
- 9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258
- Phone: (480) 551-2700
- Fax: (480) 551-2704
- Website: www.azmd.gov
ARKANSAS
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Arkansas Medical Board Contact Information
- Victory Bldg., 1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 340, Little Rock, AR 72201
- Phone: (501) 296-1802
- Fax: (501) 296-1805
- Website: www.armedicalboard.org
CALIFORNIA
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California Medical Board Contact Information
- Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815 - Phone: (916) 263-2389
- Fax (916) 263-2387
- www.mbc.ca.gov
COLORADO
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Colorado Medical Board Contact Information
- Suite 1300, Denver, CO 80202
- Phone: (303) 894-7690
- Fax: (303) 894-7692
- Website: www.dora.state.co.us/medical
CONNECTICUT
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Connecticut Medical Board Contact Information
- P.O. Box 340308, Hartford, CT 06134
- Phone: (860) 625-8671
- Website: http://www.portal.ct.gov/
DELAWARE
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Delaware Medical Board Contact Information
- 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite 203
Cannon Building
Dover, DE 19904 - (302) 744-4500
- Fax:(302) 739-2711
- www.dpr.delaware.gov
District of Columbia
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District of Columbia Medical Board Contact Information
- 899 North Capitol St. NE, 1st Flr.
Washington D.C. 20002 - Phone: (202) 724-4900
- Fax: (202) 442-8117
- doh.dc.gov/bomed
FLORIDA
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Florida Medical Board Contact Information
- Department of Health, 4052 Bald Cypress Way BIN #C03, Tallahassee, FL 32399
- Phone: (850) 245-4131
- Fax: (850) 488-9325
- Website: www.flboardofmedicine.gov
GEORGIA
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Georgia Medical Board Contact Information
- 2 Peachtree Street, NW 36th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303
- Phone: (404) 656-3913
- Fax: (404) 656-9723
- Website: www.medicalboard.georgia.gov
HAWAII
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Hawaii Medical Board Contact Information
- Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, P.O. Box 3469, Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone: (808) 586-3000
- Fax: (808) 586-2874
- Website: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl
IDAHO
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Idaho Medical Board Contact Information
- 1755 Westgate Drive, Suite 140 Boise, ID 83704-7190
- Phone: (208) 327-7000
- Fax: (208) 327-7005
- Website: bom.idaho.gov
ILLINOIS
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Illinois Dept of Professional Regulation
- Medical Licensing Unit
320 W. Washington St.
3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786 - Phone: (217) 524-7534
- Fax: (217) 524-2169
- www.idfpr.com
INDIANA
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Indiana Medical Board Contact Information
- Indiana Board of Medicine 402 W. Washington St. Room W072 Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Phone: (317) 234-2060
- Fax: (317) 233-4236
- https://www.in.gov/pla/
IOWA
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Iowa Medical Board Contact Information
- 400 SW 8th St., Suite C
Des Moines, IA 50309 - Phone: (515) 242-3268
- Fax: (515) 242-5908
- www.medicalboard.iowa.gov
KANSAS
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Kansas Medical Board Contact Information
- 800 SW Jackson
Lower Level-Suite A
Topeka, KS 66612 - Phone: (785) 296-7413
- Fax: (785) 296-0852
- www.ksbha.org
KENTUCKY
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Kentucky Medical Board Contact Information
- Hurstbourne Office Park, 310 Whittington Parkway, Suite 1B, Louisville, KY 40222
- Phone: (502) 429-7150
- Fax: (502) 429-7158
- Website: kbml.ky.gov
LOUISIANA
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Louisiana Medical Board Contact Information
- P.O. Box 30250
New Orleans, LA 70190 - Phone: (504) 568-6820
- Fax: (504) 568-6880
- www.lsbme.louisiana.gov
MAINE
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Maine Medical Board Contact Information
- 137 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333 - Phone: (207) 287-3601
- Fax: (207) 287-6590
- Website: www.maine.gov/md
MICHIGAN
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Michigan Medical Board Contact Information
- P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, MI 48909
- Phone: (517) 335-0918
- Fax: (517) 241-9416
- Website: www.michigan.gov/healthlicense
MINNESOTA
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Minnesota Medical Board Contact Information
- University Park Plaza, 2829 University Ave. SE, Suite 500, Minneapolis, MN 55414
- Phone: (612) 617-2130
- Fax: (612) 617-2166
- Website: www.bmp.state.mn.us
MISSISSIPPI
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Mississippi Medical Board Contact Information
- 1867 Crane Ridge Drive, Suite 200B, Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone: (601) 987-3079
- Fax: (601) 987-4159
- Website: http://www.msbml.ms.gov
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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New Hampshire Medical Board Contact Information
- Philbrook Building, 121 S. Fruit Street, Suite 301 Concord, NH 03301-2412
- Phone: (603) 271-1203
- Fax: (603) 271-6702
- Website: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/medicine/
NEW YORK
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New York Medical Board Contact Information
- 89 Washington Avenue 2nd Floor, West Wing, Albany, NY 12234
- Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext. 560
- Fax: (518) 486-4846
- Website: http://usny.nysed.gov/professionals/
TENNESSEE
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Tennessee Medical Board Contact Information
- 665 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37243
- Phone: (615) 532-4384
- Fax: (615) 253-4484
- Website: health.state.tn.us
VIRGINIA
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Virginia Medical Board Contact Information
- Perimeter Center, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233
- Phone: (804) 367-4600
- Fax: (804) 527-4426
- Website: www.dhp.virginia.gov
WYOMING
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Wyoming Medical Board Contact Information
- 130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite A, Cheyenne, WY 82002
- Phone: (307) 778-7053
- Fax: (307) 778-2069
- Website: wyomedboard.state.wy.us