Massachusetts Medical License Renewal, 2026

i Deadlines, fees, and what happens if you are late

1 Step-by-Step: Renewing Your Massachusetts Medical License

Follow these steps to renew your medical license with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM):

1. Complete your CME for the cycle (50 hours) (see details below)
2. Log in to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) renewal portal
3. Complete the renewal application and answer the attestation questions
4. Pay the renewal fee ($600 (Physician full license renewal, biennial; administrative and volunteer licenses also $600))
5. Submit and save your confirmation

2 Massachusetts CME Requirements

50 hours per 2-year cycle.

• 3 hours opioid prescribing
• 10 hours risk management
• 2 hours end-of-life care
• 3 hours electronic health records
• Required topics: Child Abuse Recognition, Domestic Violence

CredentialDOMD organizes your saved CME and shows progress against the rules on file. Review the dates and source links for your license, then confirm unclear requirements with your board.

3 Common Pitfalls to Avoid

These are the mistakes Massachusetts physicians most commonly make during renewal:

• Paying the $600 fee does not renew the license. After paying on the third-party site (nCourt) you are returned to the licensing system and must click Go to Next Page, review the application, and click Submit. The board states the renewal will NOT be approved until Submit is clicked; a confirmation email verifies actual submission.
• There is no published grace period. Miss the birthday deadline and the license lapses: practice in any fashion or capacity is prohibited until the board revives it, the fee rises to $700, and the lapsed renewal process is comparable to an initial license application.
• The first renewal can arrive well short of two years: it falls on your first birthday after issuance (unless that birthday is within 90 days of licensure), so plan CME and fees for a shortened first cycle.
• A CME waiver request must reach the board no later than 30 days before the renewal date, with a written explanation, a list of credits earned, and a completion plan. Waiting until renewal week forfeits the waiver option.
• You can only renew during the open renewal period after the board's email notification, and system access requires creating an account and linking it to your license in the medboard.mass.gov License Management System; do this well before the deadline. Also, Safari on Apple devices cannot display the wallet card and the renewal application needs pop-ups allowed; the board directs Apple users to Chrome or Firefox.

4 Frequently Asked Questions

✓ Where this comes from

From the board's own pages, August 2026. These are the primary sources we read:

• Renewal how-to: $600 fee, biennial requirement, online renewal at medboard.mass.gov, credit card/ACH payment, renewal-period-only access with email notification
• Official fee schedule: renewal $600 biennial, lapsed license $700 per event, limited $100/yr, temporary $250, verification $10
• Board FAQ: birth-date renewal anchor with 90-day rule, two-year cycle, license types and fees, lapsed/retirement revival at $700, competency after 2+ years out, CME waiver 30-day rule, malpractice insurance minimums
• Renewal FAQ: nCourt payment then mandatory Submit click, active/inactive/retired status definitions, portal login URL medboard.mass.gov/login-register, Safari/pop-up warning, call center (781) 876-8230
• CME requirement: BORIM Policy 17-05 (amended 4/11/2024); Final Amended CME Guidelines (amended 4/11/2024); Policy 94-05 (amended 3/28/2024)

Boards change fees and rules; always confirm on the board page before you pay. Report anything out of date to support@credentialdomd.com.