Anyone practicing medicine and surgery in the State of Nebraska and not specifically falling under the exception described in Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2025 must be licensed in Nebraska as either a physician or as an osteopathic physician and surgeon.

License Types

  • Physician & Surgeon: individual who has earned the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine). They are qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition or injury of human beings.
  • Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon: individual who has earned the degree of D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). They are qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition or injury of human beings.
  • Compact Physician: Individual who holds a full, unrestricted medical license in a compact member state and wishes to practice in multiple states. Voluntary, expedited pathway to licensure for physicians who qualify.
  • Physician Temporary Visiting Faculty Permit: Individual who is serving as a member of the faculty of an accredited hospital, school or college of medicine in Nebraska.
  • Temporary Educational Permit: Permits an individual to practice medicine and surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or any of their allied specialties in a supervised educational program approved by the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery.

License Renewal
The Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery requires the following minimum requirements to renew your medical license. Licenses expire October 1 of every even year regardless of when your license was issued.

  • 50.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 credits
  • 3.0 hours of the 50.0 hours are required to be on the subject of opioids. 0.5 hours of the 3.0 hours are to be on the PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program).

Visit our CME page for PDMP education, and upcoming or recorded CME events.

Questions?
Contact the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services at (402) 471-2118 or DHHS.MedicalOffice@nebraska.gov.

Additional Resources
Controlled Substance Continuing Education Requirement
Credentialing Review (407) Program
DHHS Licensure Webpage
DHHS Medicine & Surgery Profession Webpage
Licensure Compact
Licensure Renewal
Nebraska License Search
Nebraska Medicine & Surgery Practice Act (Statutes)
Nebraska State Board of Health