Physicians Warned of Third Party License Renewal Scam

The Federation of State Medical Boards alerted member boards of a third party license renewal service contacting physicians by e-mail regarding medical license renewal. The Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision reported that one of its physicians was recently contacted by an online service offering to file his medical license renewal for him. The physician mistakenly believed the e-mail was from the board, completed the application and was charged $495 by a company called Medlicense.com. The mistake was found only after the board contacted the physician because his renewal application was late. The site states it will complete all licensure forms for renewal in all 50 states, including Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) forms. The Federation of State Medical Boards urged Boards using online license renewal systems to alert their licensed physicians about such third party services and the fact that, if the physician uses such a service for renewal instead of the state board, he or she is responsible for any inaccuracy or missed deadlines due to using the service.