Virginia Medical License Application Services
We prepare and file Virginia medical license applications with the Virginia Board of Medicine, chase every verification, set up the DEA and prescription monitoring registrations that follow, and keep the license on a renewal calendar.
The licensing path we run in this state
- Provider review and pathwayEducation, training, exams, work history and existing licenses are collected and compared with what the target board requires. We choose the fastest eligible route.
- Application prepared and filedThe board application is completed, fees paid, and fingerprinting, jurisprudence exams and mandated coursework scheduled.
- Verifications chasedSchools, training programs, exam authorities and prior boards are asked for verification and followed up weekly until every one arrives.
- License issuedDeficiency requests are answered the same business day; the license number is delivered to your credentialing file the day it posts.
- Registrations and renewal calendarState CDS, DEA and PDMP registrations are filed in order, and every expiration date and CME rule goes on one monitored calendar.
A Virginia medical license is issued by the Virginia Board of Medicine, under the Department of Health Professions, a mid-volume board with a large share of applicants from the Washington, DC region licensing in several jurisdictions. Applications are filed through the unified Department of Health Professions online licensing system, which serves every health profession in the state and require one year of ACGME accredited postgraduate training for US and Canadian graduates and three years for international graduates, with ECFMG certification. The board also requires primary source verification of education, training and exams sent directly from the institutions and testing agencies, disclosure of any prior discipline, and selection of the correct profession in the shared DHP portal (a wrong selection creates a record under the wrong board). Every element is verified at the primary source before the file is considered complete.
On controlled substances, Virginia does not issue a separate controlled substance registration for individual practitioners; prescribers need a DEA registration and must register with the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program. Renewal is biennial, tied to the licensee's birth month, with 30 hours of Type 1 continuing learning activities per cycle under the regulation amended in February 2025 (down from 60), including two hours on controlled substance prescribing, pain management and addiction; the first renewal after initial licensure is exempt and records must be kept for six years. Virginia is not currently an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact member; it offers licensure by endorsement with an expedited process for physicians licensed in contiguous states, and physicians treating Virginia patients by telehealth must hold a Virginia license. ClainetRCM manages all of it: the application, the verifications, the registrations that follow and the renewal calendar, so a provider is legally able to practice in Virginia by the date the practice needs.
Where this usually goes wrong
Multi-jurisdiction applicants
Providers working across Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia need three separate licenses with three different controlled substance rules. Sequencing them wrong delays all three.
Wrong profession selected in the DHP portal
The Department of Health Professions runs one portal for every health profession. Selecting the wrong profession creates a record under the wrong board and means starting over.
Verifications that arrive slowly
Schools, training programs and prior boards respond on their own schedule. Our weekly follow-up with each source is what keeps a Virginia file moving toward complete status.
What ClainetRCM handles
One coordinator owns the file from intake to effective date.
- Eligibility review against Virginia training, exam and background requirements
- Application prepared and filed through the unified Department of Health Professions online licensing system, which serves every health profession in the state
- Primary source verification requests to every school, program, exam authority and prior board, with weekly follow-up
- Fingerprinting, background check and any required state coursework or exam scheduled and documented
- DEA registration and Virginia prescription monitoring program enrollment once the license is issued
- Renewal calendar with Virginia CME requirements tracked, and license copies delivered to CAQH, payers and hospitals
Virginia medical license requirements at a glance
| Licensing authority | Virginia Board of Medicine, under the Department of Health Professions |
|---|---|
| Application | Filed through the unified Department of Health Professions online licensing system, which serves every health profession in the state |
| Training | One year of ACGME accredited postgraduate training for US and Canadian graduates and three years for international graduates, with ECFMG certification |
| Also required | Primary source verification of education, training and exams sent directly from the institutions and testing agencies, disclosure of any prior discipline, and selection of the correct profession in the shared DHP portal (a wrong selection creates a record under the wrong board) |
| Controlled substances | Virginia does not issue a separate controlled substance registration for individual practitioners; prescribers need a DEA registration and must register with the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program. See DEA registration and CDS registration. |
| Fees | The application fee is $302, paid online through the DHP portal. Fees are as published by the board in 2026 and change periodically; we confirm them before filing. |
| Renewal | Biennial, tied to the licensee's birth month, with 30 hours of Type 1 continuing learning activities per cycle under the regulation amended in February 2025 (down from 60), including two hours on controlled substance prescribing, pain management and addiction; the first renewal after initial licensure is exempt and records must be kept for six years. See license renewal. |
| Expedited pathways | Virginia is not currently an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact member; it offers licensure by endorsement with an expedited process for physicians licensed in contiguous states. |
| Telehealth | Physicians treating Virginia patients by telehealth must hold a Virginia license. |
| Typical timeline | Virginia typically issues a license eight to twelve weeks after a complete application; endorsement applications from contiguous states can be expedited. |
Requirements were verified against the board’s published rules in September 2026; they change with each legislative session, so we confirm them with the board at intake. Once licensed, payer enrollment in Virginia is covered on our Virginia medical billing page and under provider credentialing.
Questions about Virginia
How long does a Virginia medical license take?
Virginia typically issues a license eight to twelve weeks after a complete application; endorsement applications from contiguous states can be expedited. We start verification requests the day the application is filed so the file reaches complete status as early as possible.
Does Virginia require a state controlled substance registration?
Virginia does not issue a separate controlled substance registration for individual practitioners; prescribers need a DEA registration and must register with the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program.
Can I use the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact for Virginia?
Virginia is not currently an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact member; it offers licensure by endorsement with an expedited process for physicians licensed in contiguous states. The compact is for physicians with a clean history and a full license in a member state; we assess eligibility before choosing the path.
What CME does Virginia require for renewal?
Renewal is biennial, tied to the licensee's birth month, with 30 hours of Type 1 continuing learning activities per cycle under the regulation amended in February 2025 (down from 60), including two hours on controlled substance prescribing, pain management and addiction; the first renewal after initial licensure is exempt and records must be kept for six years. We track the hours and the mandated topics for every provider and file the renewal before the deadline. See medical license renewal.