Resources & Information

No, it is not recommended. Mobile devices are not supported at this time.

Once you complete your renewal, you can go back to your homepage and click Certificate or Receipt. You can login to the Gateway to print these documents at any time, by clicking on “Print a duplicate renewal certificate/receipt” from our homepage. Any problems obtaining your documents please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Include your name and License # so we may help you.

NCMB policy allows a 30-day grace period, however, Residents must check with their training institution since their requirements may be different from the NC Medical Board’s policy.

Your current CME hours can be accessed on our website. Log in to the NCMB’s Licensee Information Portal using your File ID# and date of birth. The tab “Preferences/CME” will allow you to view the CME hours in your current three-year cycle. If you have questions or need to make changes, please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Yes. North Carolina law requires that physicians register their license within thirty days of their birthday each year.

To request that a license be placed on inactive status, log into the Gateway and click “Inactivation”. From there you can choose the day in which you would like your license to be inactivated. Once your license has been inactivated you will receive a notification via email that this process has been completed. If you have any issues with this process, send an email to the Board’s renewal coordinator, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

ALL licensees are strongly urged to understand the implications of going inactive, because once you go “inactive” in NC you no longer have a license.

In the future, if you want to practice in NC you will have to reapply using the reinstatement or reactivation application on our website http://www.ncmedboard.org under Licensing section.

NOTE: While inactive, if there has been an interruption in the continuous, clinical practice of medicine in any state greater than two (2) years, the applicant must re-establish his or her competence to practice medicine safely to the Board’s satisfaction. Click here to read the Board’s position on re-entering the practice of medicine.

CME hours must be reported in a certain way for the database to recognize them. Use only whole numbers (no decimals) when entering your CME hours. Do not add any additional text. Remember to “update” the chart after you enter your CME hours.

You may inform the NC Medical Board by filling out the survey at the end of the renewal process or by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Our list of hospitals comes from the NCHA Membership list located here: www.NCHA.org.

Only North Carolina hospitals are required to be listed.

Only North Carolina counties are required to be listed.

Online renewals are processed immediately after your Payment says “transaction approved”. You can verify that your renewal went through by simply going to Look Up a Licensee on the Board’s website. Enter your last name and first name only and then search. Find your name that is underlined and click on it for the details page. If the “annual renewal” date has been updated your registration has successfully gone through.

Yes, but if it is more than 60 days before your next birthday, you must contact the renewal department.

No. If you have not registered on time, a late fee is added 30 days after your renewal date and a certified letter will be sent to your mailing address on file with the Board. You will have an additional 30 days from the date of receipt of this letter to renew. If your renewal has not been completed online within this time period, your license will be placed on inactive status. Please note: It is unlawful to practice with an inactive license.

Yes. All active licensees in NC must register their license by their renewal date (which is their birthday). This requirement applies even if the license is issued shortly before the birthday. The licensee must pay the annual renewal fee yearly even though they have paid the application fee to get the license.