Oregon

At a Glance

Category	Details
IMLC Member	No
FCVS	Accepted
NP Independent Practice	Yes
PA Independent Practice	Yes
Physician-Owned PC Allowed	No
Max NPs per Physician	No Limit (FPA)
Max PAs per Physician	No Limit

Licensure

Item	Cost
Initial License	$575
Renewal Fee	$634
Renewal Cycle	Biennial
Annualized Cost	$317.00
Controlled Substance Registration	No

In-State Physician Requirement

None.

APC Supervision

Nurse Practitioners

NPs can practice independently in Oregon.

• Maximum NPs per physician: No Limit (FPA)

Physician Assistants

PAs can practice independently in Oregon.

• Maximum PAs per physician: No Limit

CME & Training Requirements

Requirement	Details
Total CME	1 hours
Category 1 Minimum	See board
Cycle	4-year
Opioid/Pain Mgmt	6 hrs/cycle
Human Trafficking	Not required
Implicit Bias	Not required
Suicide Prevention	Not required
DEA MATE Act	8 hrs one-time (federal)
Jurisprudence Exam	Required

Fingerprint Requirements

Detail	Info
Required	Yes
FBI Check	Yes
Method	Fieldprint
Out-of-State Options	Contact board
Timing	With application

Quirks & Gotchas

Fees

• Application fee: ~$423** (nonrefundable, nontransferable, must be paid before processing begins)
• Registration (initial): ~$576 — total new-license cost roughly $999**
• Renewal (biennial): ~$745** (active MD/DO/DPM)
• All fees are posted as a PDF only (not on the web page itself) — check the current fee schedule PDF directly
• Fees are never refunded or credited under any circumstance**, including if your application expires or is denied

Other Gotchas

• Applications expire in exactly 12 months** from receipt — no extensions granted. If it lapses, you pay full fees again and restart.
• Documents held only 1 year.** If the board receives supporting docs but you never submitted an application, those documents are destroyed after 12 months.
• Employment verifications stale out at 3 months** — any verification from your current employer dated more than 3 months before the board receives your application must be resubmitted fresh.
• Full employment history for 5 years required**, covering every job, locum assignment, volunteer role, and staff privilege — sent directly from each facility. Closed facilities require peer physician letters as substitutes.
• Chronology of Activities form** must account for 100% of time since medical school graduation with no gaps. Any unexplained gap triggers a derogatory review.
• Passport-quality photo within 90 days** of submission required — not a driver’s license or casual photo.
• Birth certificate must be an official state vital records document** — hospital birth certificates are not accepted.
• Naturalized citizens cannot photocopy their naturalization certificate** — must submit a notarized affidavit instead.
• Affirmative answers to any personal history question** (criminal, malpractice, health, board actions elsewhere) trigger Administrative Affairs Committee (AAC) review, pushing your case to the next quarterly Board meeting. This can add months.
• Falsifying or omitting information on the application carries an automatic $195 fine plus disciplinary action.

Application Requirements

• Chronology of Activities Form** — mandatory for all applicants
• Malpractice/Medical Professional Claims Information form** — required if any claims exist
• Name Change Affidavit (notarized) or Naturalization Affidavit** (notarized)
• ECFMG Certification** status report (international medical graduates)
• SPEX Exam Waiver Request** — if you qualify but want to avoid the exam
• Telemedicine Practice Description Form** — required if you intend to practice telehealth in Oregon
• Separate verification forms for each: medical school, internship, residency, fellowship, each employer, each state license

Jurisprudence Exam

• Open-book exam** on Oregon’s Medical Practice Act (ORS Chapter 677) and OAR Chapter 847
• Required for all MD/DO/DPM applicants — no exceptions, no cost listed separately
• One correct answer per question** — despite being open-book, it is graded
• Separate versions exist for physicians, physician associates, and acupuncturists
• Fail 3 times**: you must appear in-person before the Board (Executive Director, Medical Director, investigator, Board member) before a 4th and final attempt is allowed
• Fail the 4th attempt**: licensure may be denied
• Can be submitted via Secure Upload Portal, postal mail, or fax (971-673-2672)
• Note: The DEA exam is no longer required (previously a separate requirement — now removed)

Exam Requirements

• Required if: postgraduate training was completed 10+ years before application, OR you have ceased practice for 12+ consecutive months
• Also triggered at reactivation under same conditions
• Waiver options** (case-by-case, may be denied):
• Current board certification/recertification within the past 10 years
• Active appointment as Professor/Associate Professor at OHSU or Western University COMP-NW
• At least 50 hours of Board-approved CME per year for the past 3 years
• Documented ongoing Maintenance of Certification (MOC) with a specialty board

Fingerprints & Background Check

• Mandatory** for all applicants — state (Oregon State Police) and federal (FBI) criminal history check
• Done through Fieldprint Inc (fieldprintoregon.com), code: FPOMBLicenseDAS
• Processing time: 2-4 weeks — this is a bottleneck that runs concurrently with other processing
• Physicians have higher fingerprint rejection rates** due to dry hands from frequent hand washing — the board explicitly warns about this and recommends moisturizing before the appointment
• Rejected prints require a repeat appointment; the board or Fieldprint will notify you
• Contact for issues: fingerprints@omb.oregon.gov

CME & Mandatory Training

• 60 hours per 2-year period (30 hours if licensed in year 2 of the biennium)
• Must be AMA Category 1, AOA Category 1A, or AOA Category 2A only
• Pain Management: 6 CME hours** focused on pain management and/or care of terminally ill/dying patients — every biennium
• Pain Management Commission: 1 additional hour** from the Oregon Pain Management Commission — separate from the 6 hours above (does NOT apply to Lapsed, Limited, Telemedicine, Teleradiology, or Telemonitoring license holders)
• Cultural Competency: minimum 1 hour per year of licensure** — audited every 4 years; current audit period is 2024-2027, audited in Fall 2027
• Suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management
• Detection/early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and appropriate antipsychotic prescribing for Alzheimer’s patients (especially encouraged for primary care and geriatrics)
• Federal MATE Act (effective June 2023): one-time 8-hour training on opioid/substance use disorder treatment is required at your next DEA registration renewal — not an OMB requirement but a DEA prerequisite physicians often discover late
• Deficient CME: $250 fine + 120 days to comply
• Still deficient at 120 days: $1,000 fine

Timeline

• Steps 1 and 2: currently unlimited attempts
• Step 3: maximum 4 attempts**
• All three Steps must be passed within 7 years** — exceeding this requires a formal waiver with documented justification (PhD, illness, board certification, continuous training)

Timeline

• Standard: 8-12 weeks** from complete application to license issuance
• IMLC compact (expedited): 2-3 weeks** — Oregon is a member, available if another IMLC state is your state of principal licensure
• Once the file is complete, licenses are approved every Monday by the Executive Director and issued same day
• FCVS is accepted but not required** — board still does independent primary source verification, so FCVS does not materially shorten the timeline
• Teleradiology and pathology performed remotely do not require an Oregon license; telemedicine and telemonitoring do

Other Gotchas

• Call center hours are limited**: 9 AM-12 PM and 1-3 PM Pacific only — plan accordingly if you need to follow up
• Administrative Affairs Committee delays**: any derogatory history flag pushes your case to a quarterly meeting — potentially adding 2-3 months
• Military spouse licensure and distinguished professor** pathways exist as non-standard fast tracks
• $195 fine** is automatic for any false or incomplete disclosure on the application — it is not discretionary
• Oregon Medical Board: Fees
• Oregon Medical Board Fee Schedule PDF (effective 7/10/2025)
• Oregon Medical Board: Application Requirements and Instructions
• Oregon Medical Board: Fingerprint Requirements
• Oregon Medical Board: MPA Exam
• Oregon Medical Board: Application Process FAQs

Researched from state board websites and regulatory sources. Verify with the board directly before applying.

Resources

• Oregon Medical Board
• FSMB State Licensure Directory
• Interstate Medical Licensure Compact

Sources

Data compiled from state medical board websites, FSMB, and regulatory filings. Last updated June 2026.

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