State Medical License Information
Below you will find information from each state's medical board. Please keep in mind that licensing information is updated frequently and it is best to contact the state medical board and check the requirements before applying for a license.
Some states allow you to apply for a Temporary License which can be used for a Locum Tenens job.
Alabama
Alaska
Physician License Application
Locum Tenens Permit Application
Contact Information:
Alaska Division of Occupational Licensing, State Medical Board
550 West Seventh Avenue, Suite 1500
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269 - 8163
Fax: (907) 269 - 8196
Arizona
MD License Application
DO License Application
Locum Tenens Registration
Contact Information:
Arizona Medical Board
9545 East Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 551 - 2700
Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners
9535 East Doubletree Ranch Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: (480) 657-7703
Arkansas
Physician Licensing Packet
Contact Information:
Arkansas State Medical Board
2100 Riverfront Drive
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: (501) 296 - 1802
Fax: (501) 603 - 3555
California
MD License Application for U.S. and Canadian Graduates
MD License Application for International Graduates
DO License Application
Contact Information:
Medical Board of California
2005 Evergreen Street, Suite 1200
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: (916) 263 - 2382
Fax: (916) 263 - 2944
Osteopathic Medical Board of California
1300 National Drive, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834-1991
Phone: (916) 928-8390
Fax: (916) 928-8392
Colorado
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 894 - 7690
Fax: (303) 894 - 7692
Connecticut
Physician License for U.S. Graduates
Physician License for Non-U.S. Graduates
Contact Information:
State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue, MS #13PHO
P. O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: (860) 509 - 7603 Menu Option 3
Fax: (860) 509 - 8457
Delaware
Physician License Application
Controlled Substance Certificate
Contact Information:
Division of Professional Regulation
861 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 744 - 4500
Fax: (303) 739 - 2711
Florida
Request Licensing Applications
Contact Information:
Florida Board of Medicine
Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 245 - 4224
Georgia
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., 36th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 656 - 3913
Fax: (404) 656 - 9723
Idaho
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Idaho from the State Licensing menu.
Contact Information:
Idaho State Board of Medicine
1755 Westgate Drive
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 327 - 7000
Fax: (208) 327 - 7005
Indiana
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Indiana from the State Licensing menu.
Contact Information:
Indiana Health Professions Bureau
Phone: (317) 232 - 2980
Iowa
Physician License Application
Temporary Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Iowa Board of Medicine
400 SW 8th Street, Suite C
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 281 - 5171
Fax: (515) 242 - 5908
Kansas
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Kansas from the State Licensing menu.
Contact Information:
Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
235 S. Topeka Boulevard
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296 - 7413
Fax: (785) 296 - 0852
Kentucky
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Kentucky from the State Licensing menu.
Contact Information:
Kentucky Board Medical Licensure
310 Whittington Parkway, Suite 1B
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 429 - 7150
Fax: (502) 429 - 7158
Louisiana
Physician License Application
Visiting Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
630 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 568 - 6820
Fax: (504) 568 - 8893
Maine
MD License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Maine from the State Licensing menu.
DO License Application
DO Locum Tenens License Application
Contact Information:
Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
137 State House Station
161 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287 - 3601
Fax: (207) 287 - 6590
State of Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure
142 State House Station
161 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-2480
Fax: (207) 287-3015
Maryland
Physician License Application
Permit to Dispense Perscription Drugs
Contact Information:
Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 764 - 4777
Fax: (410) 358 - 2252
Minnesota
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
2829 University Avenue, S.E., Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 617 - 2130
Fax: (612) 617 - 2166
Mississippi
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
1867 Crane Ridge Drive, Suite 200-B
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: (601) 987 - 3079
Fax: (601) 987 - 4159
Missouri
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
3605 Missouri Boulevard
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751 - 0293
Montana
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Montana Board of Medical Examiners
301 South Park Avenue
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 841 - 2303
Nevada
Physician License Application
Special Purpose Physician License Application
Contact Information:
State of Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
P.O. Box 7238
Reno, NV 89510
Phone: (775) 688 - 2559
Fax: (775) 688 - 2321
Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
901 American Pacific Drive, Unit 180
Henderson, NV 89014
Phone: (702) 732-2147 or (877) 325-7828
Fax: (702 ) 732-2079
Phone: (775) 688 - 2559
Fax: (775) 688 - 2321
Website: State of Nevada Board of Medical Examiners
New Hampshire
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select New Hampshire from the State Licensing menu.
Locum Tenens License Application: Scroll down to 'How to apply for a Locum Tenens license' and complete word document.
Contact Information:
New Hampshire Board of Medicine
2 Industrial Park Drive #8
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271 - 1203
New Jersey
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 183
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 826 - 7100
Fax: (609) 826 - 7117
Website: New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
New Mexico
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
New Mexico Medical Board
2055 S. Pacheco Street, Building 400
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476 - 7220
Fax: (505) 476 - 7237
New York
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
New York State Board for Medicine
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12234
Phone: (518) 474 - 3817, ext. 260
Fax: (518) 402 - 2323
North Carolina
Physician License Application
Temporary Physician License Application
Contact Information:
North Carolina Medical Board
1203 Front Street
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 326 - 1100
North Dakota
Physician and Locum Tenens License Application
Contact Information:
North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners
418 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 12
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: (701) 328 - 6500
Fax: (701) 328 - 6505
Ohio
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
State Medical Board of Ohio
30 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 466 - 3934
Fax: (614) 728 - 5946
Oklahoma
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
101 NE 51st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 962 - 1400
Fax: (405) 962 - 1440
Oregon
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Oregon Medical Board
1500 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 620
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: (971) 673 - 2700
Fax: (971) 673 - 2670
Pennsylvania
Physician License Application
Temporary Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
One Penn Center
2601 North 3rd Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: (717) 787 - 8503
Rhode Island
Physician License Application: Federation of State Medical Boards site that makes the application process universal for many states. Select Rhode Island from the State Licensing menu.
Contact Information:
Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
3 Capitol Hill, Room 205
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222 - 3855
Fax: (401) 222 - 2158
South Carolina
Physician License Application
Limited License Application
Contact Information:
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
110 Centerview Drive,Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896 - 4500
Fax: (803) 896 - 4515
Tennessee
Physician License Application
Locum Tenens License Application
Contact Information:
Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Avenue North
Cordell Hull Building, 3rd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 741 - 3111
Texas
Physician License Application
Visiting Physician Temporary License Application
Contact Information:
Texas Medical Board
P.O. Box 2029
Austin, TX 78768
Phone: (512) 305 - 7030
Fax: (512) 463 - 9416
Utah
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 530 - 6628
Fax: (801) 530 - 6511
Vermont
Physician License Application
Temporary Physician License Application
Contact Information:
Vermont Department of Health
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: (800) 464 - 4343
Fax: (802) 865 - 7754
Washington
Physician License Application
Limited License Application
Contact Information:
Washington State Department of Health
101 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501
Phone: (360) 236 - 4030
West Virginia
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
West Virginia Board of Medicine
101 Dee Drive, Suite 103
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558 - 2921
Fax: (304) 558 - 2084
Wyoming
Physician License Application
Contact Information:
State of Wyoming Board of Medicine
320 W. 25th Street, Suite 103
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 778 - 7053
Fax: (307) 778 - 2069