New Mexico MD license renewal deadline: depends on your license

What you need to renew

75 hours every 3 years

16.10.4.8(A): 75 hours each triennial renewal cycle, earned July 1 through June 30 immediately preceding the triennial renewal date. 16.10.7.9: renew on or before July 1 of the renewal year. 16.10.2.9: initial licenses are renewed on the July 1 after issue (valid 1 to 13 months; 24 to 35 months if New Mexico is your first state of licensure).

• Review of the New Mexico Medical Practice Act and Board rules1 hour
• Pain management and prescribing controlled substances5 hours · DEA registrants

What to do next

• Plan my New Mexico MD renewalSee the hours and required topics you still need.
• Read the New Mexico guideEvery requirement explained, with the Board's sources.

Sources

Last verified against these sources on October 7, 2026.

1. 16.10.4 NMAC — Continuing Medical Education (amended February 8, 2022; State Records Center and Archives)
2. 16.10.14 NMAC — Management of pain with controlled substances (16.10.14.11, continuing education)
3. 16.10.7 NMAC — License expiration, renewal and reinstatement
4. 16.10.2 NMAC — Licensure requirements (16.10.2.9, initial license expiration)
5. New Mexico Medical Board — Licensing and Renewal (MD and DO applications, rule list)
6. New Mexico Medical Board — Physician Active License Information 2026 (MD and DO licensees)
7. SB 279 (2021) — merger of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine into the New Mexico Medical Board