Physician Licensure and Registrations

Medical License

  1. Physicians must obtain their medical license from the Indiana Medical Licensing Board. The Medical Licensing Board can be contacted at (317) 232-2960; or (888) 333-7515; or visit the MLB Web site.
  2. Licenses must be renewed by June 30 of odd numbered years (i.e., every two years). The Medical Licensing Board phone number for renewals is (317) 233-4438.
  3. Renewal fees are $200 (late fees are an additional $50). Physicians are encouraged to renew online and to concurrently complete a physician survey prepared by the Indiana State Department of Health which helps Indiana assess the physician workforce. (minor additional fees are charged for online renewal)
  4. Physicians may choose to reduce their license status to inactive. The fee for an inactive license is half of the active license fee. Physicians with an inactive license may not prescribe legend drugs or controlled substances.

Controlled Substance Registry (CSR) Number

  1. In order to prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances, physicians must obtain a CSR number from the Indiana Board of Pharmacy at (317) 234-2067.
  2. CSR numbers must be renewed at the same time as a physician’s medical license and can be renewed simultaneously online.
  3. Renewal fees are $60 (late fees are an additional $50).

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Number

  1. Physicians must obtain their DEA number from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. The DEA telephone number is (800) 882-9539.
  2. DEA numbers must be renewed every three (3) years (based on the date the number was originally assigned).
  3. Renewal fees are $551.

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