Getting a Nevada Medical License: Requirements, Costs, and Timeline
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners licenses MDs at medboard.nv.gov, and the Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine licenses DOs at bom.nv.gov. Both boards are IMLC sponsoring members. About fifty percent of new Nevada MD licenses are now issued through the compact.
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Overview
Getting your Nevada medical license? Here's exactly what you need to know so you can focus on practicing, not paperwork. Nevada splits physician licensing between two separate boards.
Who issues your license
The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners licenses MDs at medboard.nv.gov, and the Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine licenses DOs at bom.nv.gov. Both boards are IMLC sponsoring members. About fifty percent of new Nevada MD licenses are now issued through the compact.
Eligibility requirements
You'll need a degree from an accredited medical school and at least the minimum postgraduate training required by your board, typically three years for NSBME MD applicants. You'll pass USMLE or COMLEX and complete a fingerprint-based background check. NSBOM applicants require FCVS verification, which takes six to eight weeks.
How to apply
MD applications go to NSBME at medboard.nv.gov. DO applications go to NSBOM at bom.nv.gov.
What it costs
Filing with the wrong board means starting over and forfeiting your application fee. NSBOME reviews applications at scheduled board meetings. A complete file with FCVS must be ready before the next meeting deadline. For MD applicants, budget one thousand and fifty to one thousand and twenty-five dollars total. A six hundred dollar application fee, seventy-five dollar background investigation, and a registration fee at issuance that ranges from three hundred and seventy-five dollars to seven hundred and fifty dollars, depending on where you are in the biennial cycle. DO applicants pay approximately eight hundred dollars. NSBME biennial renewal is approximately eight hundred dollars. NSBME complete MD applications typically issue in sixty to ninety days.
How long it takes
NSBOM DO applications take three to four months, driven by the FCVS timeline and board meeting schedule. The IMLC pathway for both boards typically runs about thirty days for eligible applicants. The delays we see most often: filing with the wrong board and forfeiting the application fee. NSBOM's FCVS requirement adding six to eight weeks before the board meeting deadline, and the NSBME registration at issuance fee varying widely based on where you are in the biennial renewal cycle. WhiteGlove handles your Nevada application from start to issued license.
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