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.
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:
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.
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:
CME Audit : You may be randomly selected for CME audit. If you receive a pop-up notice when you login in, you are required to send your CME documentation to the Board no later than 15 days after the license expiration date. Do not send CME documentation to the Board unless selected for audit. You can email, mail or fax your CME documentation to:
Maryland Board of Physicians
P.O. Box 2571, Attn: CME Audit
Baltimore, MD 21215
or Email: mdh.mbprenewal@maryland.gov
or Fax: 410-358-1298
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.