North Dakota Board of Medicine
North Dakota DO license renewal deadline: depends on your license
Your birthday in the year your license expires (online renewal opens 59 days before). Licenses renew every 2 years.
Find your deadline
In North Dakota, the date depends on your license: your birthday every other year (a new license expires on the second birthday after the Board approves it).
Reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before. No account needed.
What you need to renew
40 hours every 2 years
Board FAQ: since August 1, 2023 physician licenses expire on your birthday every other year, and renewal opens 59 days before. N.D. Admin. Code 50-04-01-01 (amended April 1, 2024): 40 hours of Board-approved CME every two years, one hour per clock hour. You certify compliance on the renewal form. An expired license can be renewed within three years (N.D.C.C. 43-17-26.1), with up to three times the fee if you practiced while it was expired.
- Nutrition and metabolic health Confirm with your Board1 hour
What to do next
- Plan my North Dakota DO renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
- Read the North Dakota guideEvery requirement explained, with the Board's sources.
Email me my plan
One email with this plan and a link back to it. No account needed.
Sources
Last verified against these sources on October 7, 2026.
- North Dakota Board of Medicine: Continuing Medical Education
- North Dakota Board of Medicine: Renew or reactivate a medical license
- North Dakota Board of Medicine: Physician FAQs (license expiration)
- North Dakota Board of Medicine: ND abortion laws training
- N.D. Admin. Code chapter 50-04-01 — Continuing medical education standards (amended April 1, 2024)
- N.D. Century Code chapter 43-17 (section 43-17-27.1, physician continuing education)
- Senate Bill 2401 (2026 special session) — adds one hour of nutrition and metabolic health CME
A planning aid from the North Dakota Board of Medicine's published rules, not legal advice. Confirm your date and requirements with your Board.