Licensing (State, DEA)
Medical license and DEA registration handled state by state — application steps, fees, timelines, and the verification link you actually came here for.
What's included
Every state has its own medical license application process, its own fee schedule, and its own timeline — and the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact only simplifies part of that for eligible physicians. DEA registration runs alongside it as a separate federal process with its own timing considerations. Getting this wrong, or just underestimating how long it takes, is one of the most common ways a start date slips.
DocNation’s licensing service handles the state-specific application workflow directly — steps, fees, timeline — and coordinates DEA registration so the two aren’t running on conflicting schedules. This matters most for physicians licensing in a new state for a job, adding states for locum work, or managing renewals across several states at once.
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