Information for Physicians
- Physicians are required to have continuing education, contact hours, certification and credentialing for a variety of clinical areas and setting within health care.
- Continuing education for physicians varies depending on state of license.
- Questions concerning physicians and license requirements may be obtained from the Medical Board within each state.
Links to state medical boards are listed below. Contact information is subject to change. Please visit the respective state board’s website for the most up-to-date information.
ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS & MEDICAL LICENSURE COMMISSION
P.O. Box 946, Montgomery, AL 36101-0946
(street address: 848 Washington Ave.)
(334) 242-4116 / Fax:(334) 242-4155
(800) 227-2606
ALASKA STATE MEDICAL BOARD
550 West Seventh Ave, Suite 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-8163 / Fax: (907) 269-8196
ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD
9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-5514
(480) 551-2700/ Fax: (480) 657-7715
ARIZONA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
9535 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258-5539
(480) 657-7703 Fax: (480) 657-7715
ARKANSAS STATE MEDICAL BOARD
2100 Riverfront Dr.
Little Rock, AR 72202-1793
(501) 296-1802/ Fax: (501) 296-1805
MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
1426 Howe Ave, Suite 54
Sacramento, CA 95825-3236
(916) 263-2389/ Fax: (916) 263-2387
(800) 633-2322
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
2720 Gateway Oaks Dr., Suite 350
Sacramento, CA 95833-3500
(916) 263-3100/ Fax: (916) 263-3117
COLORADO BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
1560 Broadway, Suite 1300
Denver, CO 80202-5140
(303) 894-7690/ Fax: (303) 894-7692
CONNECTICUT MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(street address 410 Capitol Ave, MS13PHO
(860) 509-7648/ Fax: (860) 509-7553
Licensing Information (800) 509-7563
DELAWARE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19903
(street address: 861 Silver Lake Blvd, Cannon Building Suite 203, 19904
(302) 744-4500/Fax: (302) 739-2711
FLORIDA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN # C03
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3253
(850) 245-4131/ Fax: (850) 488-9325
FLORIDA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C06
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1753
(850) 245-4161/ Fax: (850) 487-9874
GEORGIA COMPOSITE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
2 Peachtree Street, NW, 10th Floor
Atlanta, GA
30303(404) 656-3913/ Fax: (404) 656-9723
GUAM BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Health Professionals Licensing
1304 East Sunset Blvd.
Hagatna, GU 96913
(011) 671-475-0251/ Fax: (011) 671-477-4733
HAWAII MEDICAL BOARD
Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96813
(street address: 1010 Richards St. 96813)
(808) 586-3000/ Fax: (808) 586-2874
IDAHO BOARD OF MEDICINE
1755 Westgate Drive, Suite 140
Boise, ID 83704
(street address: 83704)
(208) 327-7000/ Fax: (208) 327-7005
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
(Discipline)
James R. Thompson Center
100 W. Randolph St, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 814-4500/ Fax: (312) 814-1837
Alicia Purchase, Board Liaison
(Licensure)
320 W. Washington St, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0800/ Fax: (217) 524-2169
INDIANA HEALTH PROFESSIONS BUREAU
402 W. Washington St. Room 041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2960/ Fax: (317) 233-4236
IOWA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
400 Southwest Eighth Street, Suite C
Des Moines, IA 50309-4686
(515) 281-5171/ Fax: (515) 242-5908
KANSAS BOARD OF HEALING ARTS
235 South Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603-3068
(785) 296-7413/ Fax: (785) 296-0852
KENTUCKY BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE
Hurstbourne Office Park
310 Whittington Parkway, Suite 1
BLouisville, KY 40222-4916
(502) 429-8046/ Fax: (502) 429-9923
LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
P.O. Box 30250
New Orleans, LA 70190-0250
Street address: 630 Camp St. 70130
(504) 568-6820/ Fax: (504) 568-8893
MAINE BOARD OF LICENSURE IN MEDICINE
137 State House Station (U.S. Mail)
2 Bangor Street, 2nd Floor (delivery service)
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-3601/ Fax: (207) 287-6590
MARYLAND BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
P.O. Box 2571
Baltimore, MD 21215-0095
Street address: 4201 Patterson Ave., third floor,21215
(410) 764-4777/ Fax: (410) 358-2252
(800) 492-6836
MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE
10 West St., 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 727-3086/ Fax: 451-9568
(800) 377-0550
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MEDICINE
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909-8170
Street address: 611 W. Ottawa St, 1st floor, 48933
(517) 373-6873/ Fax: (517) 373-2179
MICHIGAN BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909-8170
Street address: 611 W. Ottawa St, 1st floor, 48933
(517) 373-6873/ Fax: (517) 373-2179
MINNESOTA BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
335 Randolph Avenue, Suite 140
St. Paul, MN 55142
(612) 617- 2130/ Fax: (612) 617-2166
Hearing impaired 1-800-627-3529
MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE
1867 Crane Ridge Drive, Suite 200B
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 987-3079/ Fax: (601) 987-4159
MISSOURI BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR THE HEALING ARTS
3605 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573)751-0098 Fax: (573)751-3166
MONTANA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
(406) 841-2300/ Fax: (406) 841-2363
NEBRASKA BOARD OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
(402) 471-2118/ Fax: (402) 471-3577
NEVADA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
9600 Gateway Drive
Reno, NV 89521
(775) 688-2559/ Fax: (775) 688-2321
NEVADA STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 210
Henderson, NV 89074
(702) 732-2147/ Fax: (702) 732-2079
NEW HAMPSHIRE BOARD OF MEDICINE
7 Eagle Square
Concord, NH 03301-8520
(603) 271-2152
Customer Support: [email protected]
NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
P.O. Box 183
Trenton, NJ 08625-0183
(609) 826-7100/ Fax: (609) 826-7117
NEW MEXICO STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
2055 S. Pacheco Street, Building 400
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-7220/ Fax: (505) 476-7237
NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR MEDICINE (LICENSURE)
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3817 Ext.560/ Fax: (518) 486-4846
NEW YORK STATE BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CONDUCT (DISCIPLINE)
Department of Health
Office of Professional Medical Conduct
433 River St., Suite 303
Troy, NY 12180-2299
(518) 402-0855/ Fax: (518) 402-0866
NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD
P.O. Box 2007
Raleigh, NC 27619
(919) 326-1100/ Fax: (919) 326-1130
NORTH DAKOTA BOARD OF MEDICINE
4204 Boulder Ridge Rd, Ste 260
Bismarck, ND 58503-6162
(701) 450-4060/ Fax: (701) 989-6392
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MEDICAL PROFESSION LICENSING BOARD
P.O. Box 501458, CK
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 664-4811/ Fax: (670) 664-4813
STATE MEDICAL BOARD OF OHIO
30 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-3934/ Fax: (614) 728-5946
OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND SUPERVISION
101 NE 51st St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 962-1400/ Fax: (405) 962-1440
(800) 381-4519
OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS
4848 N. Lincoln Blvd, Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3321
(405) 528-8625/ Fax: (405) 557-0653
OREGON BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 620
Portland, OR 97201-5847
(971) 673-2700 / Fax: (971) 673-2670
PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-7769
(717) 783-1400/ Fax: (717) 787-7769
BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF PUERTO RICO
Ponce De León Street 1590
GM Group Building 3rd Floor
Rio Piedras, PR 00920
P.O. Box 13969 (Mailing Address)
San Juan, PR 00908
(787) 999-8989/ Fax: (787) 782-8733
RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE
Department of Health
Cannon Building, Room 205
Three Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-5960
SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Department of Labor, licensing and Regulation
110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210-1289
(803) 896-4500/ Fax: (803) 896-4515
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL AND OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS
101 N. Main Avenue, Suite 301
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 367-7781
TENNESSEE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-3202/ 1-800-778-4123 nationwide
TENNESSEE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINATION
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-4384/ 1-800-778-4123 nationwide
TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
P.O. Box 2029
Austin, TX 78768-2029
(512) 305-7030
Disciplinary Action Hotline 1-800-248-4062
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Div. Of Occupational & Professional Licensure
Board of Osteopathic Medicine
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
(801) 530-6628/ Fax: (801) 530-6511
VERMONT BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7200
VERMONT BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402
(802) 828-1505
VIRGIN ISLANDS BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Department of Health
St. Croix Office, Charles Harwood Complex
3500 Est. Richmond
Christiansted, VI 00820
Voice: (340) 718-1311
St. Thomas/St. John Office
1303 Hospital Ground Suite 10
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Voice: (340) 774-9000
VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463
(804) 367-4444/ Fax: (804) 527-4461
WASHINGTON MEDICAL COMMISSION
111 Israel Road SE,
Tumwater, WA 98501
Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 47866
Olympia, WA 98504-7866
(360) 236-4788/ Fax: (360) 586-4573
WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Department of Health
P.O. Box 1099
Olympia, WA 98507-1099
(360) 236-4700
WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE
101 Dee Drive, Suite 103
Charleston, WV 25311
(304) 558-2921/ Fax: (304) 558-2084
WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
405 Capitol Street
Suite 402
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-6095/ Fax: (304) 558-6096
WISCONSIN MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD
Department of Safety and Professional Services
PO Box 8366
Madison, WI 53708-8366
(608) 266-2112
STATE OF WYOMING BOARD OF MEDICINE
130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite A
Cheyenne, WY 82009
(307) 778-7053/ Fax: (307) 778-2069