Maryland Board of Physicians
Physician License Renewal
* Updates and Information *
The biennial license renewal period will begin on July 15, 2024, and end at 11:59 pm (EST) on September 30, 2024, for all physicians whose last name begins with the letter A-L and whose license expires on September 30, 2024.
Attention 2024 Renewing Practitioners...new law effective April 1, 2022. Click Implicit Bias Training Required to learn more.
A Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) is required for all applicants applying for initial licensure and reinstatement. A licensee who has previously submitted to a CHRC for the Board as part of an application for initial licensure, reinstatement, or renewal, will not be required to submit to a CHRC for the 2024‐2025 renewal cycle.
There will be a yes/no question on the renewal about whether a physician maintains medical liability insurance. The answer will be posted on the Practitioner Profiles. Practitioners can also edit their yes/no question within their profile.
Physicians must use the following Board-supplied forms to comply with the new law's requirements:
The language in the documents was drafted and approved by the Board in compliance with Maryland Code Annotated, Health Occupations Article §14-508. Alteration of the language in the documents may result in non-compliance with the law.Registration Deadline ‐ Practitioners who prescribe CDS must be registered with the PDMP in order to obtain a new or renewal CDS license. For more information, click PDMP Registration FAQs or visit the PDMP/Crisp Registration website.
At a minimum, you will need the following information to complete the online renewal application:
- Medical License Number
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) number, if available. (Individual and/or Organizational). To search for your NPI, go to NPI Public Registry Search
- Workman's Compensation carrier name, policy number, and expiration date--only if you employ one or more individuals in your practice
- General office information (address, email addresses, telephone and fax numbers)
- Access to a printer to print a copy of your completed renewal application, your receipt of payment, and to print a copy of your downloaded license.
The current annual license renewal fee for medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) is $486*.
*This amount represents a fee reduction for all licensees from fiscal year 2022 through fiscal year 2025. The Board will pay the assessment fee to the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) on behalf of the licensee through June 30, 2025. The rest of the amount includes renewal fee of $436.00 + physician rehabilitation and peer review program fee of $50.00.
Attention: The following instructions apply only to physicians who were issued an initial Maryland medical license through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (Compact). If you need clarification on whether this applies to you, please check the licensure pathway listed on your practitioner profile. Your profile will show "Compact" as the licensure pathway.
Two-part process to renew
As a Maryland physician licensed through the Compact process, you must complete a two-step license renewal process by 11:59 pm EST on September 30th:
- Step 1 - Complete the Compact's fee-based Application for Renewal Licensure.
- Step 2 - Complete the Maryland Board of Physicians' (MBP) free Application for Physician Licensure Renewal.
Physicians applying for renewal of the license must earn at least 50 Category 1 CME credits in the two-year period preceding the license expiration date. Physicians should not send CME documents to the Board unless selected for audit. A list of activities that meet the Board's Category 1 CME requirement and the required documentation can be viewed by clicking this link: COMAR 10.32.01.10
(Note: The Board may impose a penalty of $100 per continuing medical education credit for failure to obtain the required continuing medical education credits.)
Physicians are exempt from the continuing education requirement for the first license renewal.
If you'd like to generate a copy of your renewal license, renewal receipt, or renewal application, please click on the Renew Your License link (on the right) to access the renewal site.
From there, enter your logon credentials and click the Logon button. A link will display to download and print your renewal materials.