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A medical license is an occupational license that permits a person to ... State medical boards have increased the number of disciplinary actions against physicians ...
www.usmle.org. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). [9] Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE ...
The NPI is a 10-position, intelligence-free numeric identifier (10-digit number). This means that the numbers do not carry other information about healthcare providers, such as the state in which they live or their medical specialty. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. As outlined in ...
The Medical Education Number (ME Number) is an 11-digit identifier assigned to every physician member of the American Medical Association (AMA) in the United States. It is used for identification and recording basic physician information and Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. It is an important element in the administrative and ...
A unique physician identification number (UPIN) was a six-character alpha-numeric identifier used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States. They were discontinued in June 2007 [1] and replaced by National Provider Identifier, or NPI numbers. [why?] The United States Congress authorized the creation of UPIN IDs through Section 9202 ...
An AMA Physician Masterfile record is established when individuals enter medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), or in the case of international medical graduates (IMG), upon entry into ACGME-accredited programs. When creating a record, the database is first checked to see if the person has a record ...
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization established in 1933 which represents 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest and most widely recognized physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. [1] The other certification organizations in the United States are the ...
In the United States, the state governments have jurisdiction for issuing most professional licenses to individuals and corporations. In areas that naturally cross states' borders, the national government may be the issuer. Thus the Federal Aviation Administration certificates pilots and other aviation related professionals, such as mechanics ...