$899 flat fee — we prepare and track your medical license application end to end. $1,497 if you have prior discipline, a malpractice suit, or anything on your record to explain.
Medical License Application Help When You're Stuck
Send us the deficiency notice and what you already filed. We tell you exactly what the board is asking for, assemble what is missing, and respond in the board's own format.
Flat-fee pricing
One published flat fee, confirmed in writing before any work starts. Board, FCVS, verification, fingerprint, and exam fees are paid directly to those agencies and are never marked up by us.
$899
Standard physician licensure
A clean record with nothing to explain to the board.
- Full application prepared and submitted-ready for one state and one license type
- FCVS, primary-source verifications, and credentialing paperwork coordinated
- Every board deficiency-response package prepared until the file is complete
- Status tracking and follow-up with the board through to issuance
$1,497
Licensure with a history to explain
Any prior discipline, malpractice suit, settlement, investigation, board inquiry, hospital action, or unresolved question on your record — whether or not discipline was ever entered.
- Everything in the standard engagement
- Written explanation and disclosure package for each reportable event
- Supporting records assembled: court, settlement, hospital, and prior-board documents
- Prepared responses for board follow-up questions and interview preparation
What counts as "a history to explain"
Discipline does not have to have been entered. If any of these appear anywhere in your record, the application requires disclosure work and is priced at the higher flat fee:
- • Any board discipline, consent order, reprimand, probation, or fine
- • A malpractice lawsuit — filed, settled, dismissed, or pending
- • A malpractice settlement or judgment, at any amount
- • An open or closed board investigation or complaint
- • A hospital privileging denial, restriction, resignation, or non-renewal
- • A prior license denial, withdrawal, lapse, or non-renewal in any state
- • Any criminal charge, DUI, or diversion program
- • A National Practitioner Data Bank report of any kind
Choose the correct fee
Clean record or a history that must be explained?
The price is based on the work your record requires—not on whether a prior event ultimately became formal discipline. Disclose it at intake so the application and source records stay consistent.
$899 — clean record
For one state and one license type when there is no adverse history or reportable event to explain. We prepare the application, organize the supporting record, coordinate the checklist, and track the file after you submit it.
$1,497 — history to explain
This applies when any event needs disclosure or explanation—even if no discipline was entered, a case was dismissed, or an investigation closed without action.
- Any board discipline, consent order, reprimand, probation, or fine
- A malpractice lawsuit — filed, settled, dismissed, or pending
- A malpractice settlement or judgment, at any amount
- An open or closed board investigation or complaint
- A hospital privileging denial, restriction, resignation, or non-renewal
- A prior license denial, withdrawal, lapse, or non-renewal in any state
- Any criminal charge, DUI, or diversion program
- A National Practitioner Data Bank report of any kind
What to gather before we start
You do not need every document in hand before contacting us. This list lets us identify missing records early, before they hold up board review.
- Government-issued identification and current contact information
- Medical school, graduation date, degree, and ECFMG details if applicable
- Every internship, residency, fellowship, and postgraduate training program
- Every current, inactive, expired, or surrendered professional license
- USMLE or COMLEX history and an existing FCVS profile, if you have one
- A complete work and activity history, including explanations for gaps
- Malpractice carrier and claim history, including dismissed or settled matters
- Every board letter, hospital action, investigation, court record, or NPDB report
What the board will evaluate
Requirements vary by profession and pathway. Common review areas include identity, education, examinations, postgraduate training, background history, and records from every prior board.
- Education, examination, and postgraduate training eligibility
- A complete chronology with no unexplained gaps
- Primary-source records from schools, programs, and prior boards
- Criminal, malpractice, disciplinary, hospital, and NPDB disclosures
- State-specific fingerprints, coursework, examinations, or registrations
What happens next—and what can delay a license
No consultant controls the board’s decision or calendar. Starting with a complete, consistent record reduces avoidable delays; third-party verification and individual board review still take time.
1. Scope and record review
We identify the state, license type, required pathway, and whether your history needs additional disclosure documents.
2. Application preparation
We organize your chronology, prepare the application and explanations, and give you a submission-ready package to review and sign.
3. Third-party verification
Medical schools, training programs, examination services, prior boards, fingerprint vendors, and FCVS send records on their own schedules.
4. Board review and follow-up
After you submit, we track the file and prepare your response package if the board identifies a missing item or asks for clarification.
Common reasons files stop moving
- A training program or prior licensing board has not returned verification
- Dates in the application do not match a CV, FCVS profile, or source record
- An employment or training gap is missing a complete explanation
- A lawsuit, settlement, investigation, hospital action, or license event was omitted
- Fingerprints, examination scores, transcripts, or ECFMG records are still pending
- The board placed the file on a committee or meeting agenda for individual review
Deficiency notice received
We explain it, organize the documents, and prepare your response package.
Verification never arrived
We pursue FCVS, ECFMG, medical school, and each residency program by name.
Application months old
We find where it sits — queue, agenda, or unanswered request — and restart it.
Disclosure or history issue
Prior board action, malpractice payment, or NPDB entry prepared candidly.
What the engagement covers
$899 flat per state and license type, or $1,497 when there is prior discipline, a malpractice suit, or anything else on the record to explain. State board, FCVS, verification, and fingerprint fees are paid directly to those agencies and are never marked up by us.
- Board application prepared and reviewed line by line for you to approve, sign, and submit
- Primary-source verification coordination — medical school, ECFMG, each postgraduate training program
- FCVS profile creation, updates, and release to the board
- USMLE/COMLEX transcript requests and score reporting
- Malpractice, NPDB, and disciplinary-history disclosure prepared correctly the first time
- Fingerprinting and background-check scheduling instructions for your state
- Deficiency-response packages prepared for you to review and submit
- Status tracking with written updates until the license number issues
- Credentialing and CAQH, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer enrollment once licensed (separate engagement)
How it works
- Step 1
Send us what you have
The deficiency notice, the filed application, and any board correspondence. Call 877-390-2041 or use the form.
- Step 2
Diagnosis in writing
We identify precisely what the board is missing and what is actually blocking issuance.
- Step 3
Flat-fee quote
Written flat fee to resolve it, before we begin. No hourly billing.
- Step 4
Document intake
One secure checklist. We chase the verifications, not you — FCVS, ECFMG, training programs, prior state boards.
- Step 5
Submission-ready file build
We assemble the packet in the order the board reads it and give it to you for approval, signature, and submission. Incomplete files are a common cause of delay.
- Step 6
Board follow-through
After you submit, we monitor status and prepare responses to deficiency notices for your review and submission. You get written updates throughout.
State medical licensing pages
We prepare applications in all fifty states and DC. These states have dedicated board-level guides:
Frequently asked questions
My medical license application has been pending for months. What do I do?
First find out which of three things is true: the board is waiting on a document from a third party, the board sent a deficiency request that was never answered, or the file is complete and simply waiting for the next board agenda. Those need completely different responses. We obtain the file status, identify which one applies, and resolve it.
What is a deficiency notice?
It is the board telling you the application cannot move until something specific arrives — usually a training verification, an explanation of a gap, a disclosure detail, or a fingerprint result. Deficiency notices often have response deadlines, and a missed deadline can require refiling from the start.
What does a medical licensing service actually do?
It prepares and organizes your state medical board application: the application itself, primary-source verifications from your medical school and postgraduate training programs, FCVS, USMLE or COMLEX score reporting, malpractice and NPDB disclosures, background-check instructions, and response packages for deficiency notices. You review, sign, and submit the application; the board makes the licensing decision.
How much does it cost?
$899 per state and license type for a clean record. The fee is $1,497 when a lawsuit, settlement, investigation, hospital action, NPDB report, prior license issue, criminal matter, or other reportable event needs explanation—even when no formal discipline was entered. State board, FCVS, verification, and fingerprint charges are separate and paid directly to those agencies.
How long does licensure take?
Most states issue in roughly 60–180 days once a complete application is on file, and the board controls that clock entirely. The part we control is completeness: a file missing one training verification typically slips to the next monthly board agenda rather than being approved the day the document arrives.
Which states do you handle?
All fifty states plus DC. We maintain dedicated in-depth pages for Georgia, Florida, California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Nevada, and we prepare applications everywhere else on the same process.
Do you handle the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC)?
Yes. If you qualify through a compact state of principal license, IMLC is usually the fastest route to additional licenses. We assess eligibility first, because an IMLC letter of qualification is not the right path for every applicant — IMGs and physicians with disciplinary history often need the standard route.
Can you help if my application is already stuck?
Yes. Send us the deficiency notice and the application you already submitted. We identify what the board is asking for, organize the missing verifications, and prepare a response package in the board's format for you to review and submit.
Do you guarantee I will be licensed?
No, and no honest firm can. Licensure decisions, fees, and timelines belong solely to each state board. PF Consulting Firm is an independent consulting firm and is not affiliated with any state medical board. We prepare, organize, track, and respond — we do not issue licenses.
Do you work with PAs, NPs, and allied health as well as physicians?
Yes. MDs, DOs, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals. We also handle facility licensing, clinic and MedSpa startup, ABA and adult day care licensure, and payer credentialing.
Tell us the state, license type, and history. We’ll map the requirements and next steps.
PF Consulting Firm is an independent consulting firm and is not affiliated with any state medical board. Licensure decisions, fees, and processing times belong solely to the boards.