North Carolina Medical Board

What North Carolina Medical Board does

The North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) is a quasi-government regulatory agency headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, operating under Chapter 90 of the NC General Statutes since its founding in 1859. NCMB holds exclusive statutory authority to license and regulate physicians (MDs and DOs), physician assistants, perfusionists, and anesthesiologist assistants in North Carolina, with joint regulatory arrangements for nurse practitioners (with the NC Board of Nursing) and clinical pharmacist practitioners (with the NC Board of Pharmacy). The agency is governed by a 13-member board (8 physicians, 1 PA, 1 NP, 3 public members) appointed by the Governor and General Assembly, with a staff of 51-100 employees. Approximately 3% of licensees have public regulatory actions on their records, and 6-8% of investigated complaints result in public disciplinary action.

NCMB's core technology platform consists of four integrated portals: the Licensee Search Portal (public verification database), the Licensure Gateway (licensee-facing application and renewal system), the Complaint Gateway (online complaint submission with separate pathways for patients and professionals), and DataLiNC (a subscription-based institutional monitoring service). Supporting services include Roster Reports (monthly Excel exports of all licensees at $150 per report), license verification requests (accepted by all 50 state agencies and most international boards), and the Smart Patient Toolkit (consumer education resources). The agency maintains compliance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA, Section 508, and ADA standards for digital accessibility.

The business model is structurally a mandatory fee-based monopoly: 100% of operating revenue is derived from license application fees and annual renewal fees paid by licensees, with no state or local government funding. Additional revenue comes from ancillary transactional services (DataLiNC subscriptions, roster reports, verifications). Marketing and communications operate through the agency's website, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), the MedBoard Matters Podcast, the Forum Newsletter, and a Request a Speaker program. The agency's CEO is David Henderson. NCMB is not a PE/VC/M&A target — it is an independent state regulatory body with no private ownership, no funding rounds, and no acquisition pathway.

Name

North Carolina Medical Board

Legal name

North Carolina Medical Board

Website

https://ncmedboard.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1859

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The North Carolina Medical Board is a quasi-government regulatory agency that exclusively licenses and regulates physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, and anesthesiologist assistants in North Carolina, funded entirely by mandatory licensee fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Licensing and Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Professional Standards & Scope-of-Practice Regulators (HLAJACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC), Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health) (HLAJAMAE)

Keywords

• Medical licensing board
• Physician regulation
• License verification services
• Healthcare credentialing
• Medical complaint investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Licensee Fees: One hundred percent of operating revenue comes from fees paid by licensees, including license application fees and annual renewal fees for physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, and other licensed professionals

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The North Carolina Medical Board is the statutory regulatory authority that licenses and regulates physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, and anesthesiologist assistants in North Carolina. It screens and licenses medical professionals, investigates complaints, enforces the Medical Practice Act through disciplinary action, and provides public access to licensee credentials and disciplinary records.

Product overview

The North Carolina Medical Board offers a platform of regulatory services organized around licensee management and public protection. The core offering consists of the Licensee Search Portal (public verification tool), Licensure Gateway (licensee-facing application and renewal system), Complaint Gateway (regulatory reporting system), and DataLiNC (institutional monitoring subscription). Supporting these are Roster Reports (data export), MedBoard Matters Podcast (educational content), and the Smart Patient Toolkit (consumer guidance). Position statements on telemedicine, prescribing, and licensee-patient relationships provide regulatory guidance. The portfolio operates as an integrated regulatory infrastructure rather than a commercial product suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licensee Search Portal Public-facing online tool allowing users to search and verify credentials, license status, disciplinary actions, and practice information of physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, and anesthesiologist assistants licensed in North Carolina.
• Licensure Gateway Online portal enabling licensees to apply for medical licenses, complete renewals, manage licenses, and update licensee information.
• DataLiNC Paid subscription service enabling healthcare institutions to monitor the license status of multiple NCMB licensees, generating automatic email alerts when license status changes or public files are posted.
• Complaint Gateway Online portal for filing complaints against licensees, available to patients, the public, and healthcare professionals for reporting misconduct or substandard care.
• Roster Reports Monthly updated Excel file containing full listing of all physicians, physician assistants, perfusionists, and residents regulated by NCMB, including names, addresses, license numbers, and area of practice, available for purchase at $150.
• MedBoard Matters Podcast Informational podcast series providing education about the Board and healthcare regulation topics for licensees and the public.
• Smart Patient Toolkit Collection of consumer resources including health literacy guides, medical appointment preparation, informed consent information, HIPAA rights, and medical records guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 3% of licensees have one or more public regulatory actions on their records
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Carolina Board of NursingcoreOthersJoint regulation of nurse practitioners. The NCMB jointly regulates NPs with the NC Board of Nursing. Complaints about NPs should be submitted to the NC Board of Nursing.
• North Carolina Board of PharmacycoreOthersJoint regulation of clinical pharmacist practitioners. NCMB jointly regulates CPPs with the NC Board of Pharmacy. Complaints about CPPs should be submitted to the NC Board of Pharmacy.
• Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)minorOthersNCMB references the FSMB website for directory of all U.S. medical boards. NC licensees intending to practice telemedicine outside North Carolina should check with state licensing boards as listed on FSMB website.
• State Medical Boards (All 50 States)coreOthersAll 50 state agencies have agreed to accept NCMB's electronic verification process. Most international boards also accept these verifications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission accredits hospitals and healthcare organizations nationally, overlapping with NCMB on quality oversight and institutional data. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent healthcare regulator whose standards NCMB-licensed physicians must operate within.

Broad incumbents

• Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB): FSMB is the national umbrella for state medical boards, providing the USMLE, the DocInformation database, and shared services that NCMB references and uses. Comparable as the cross-state coordinating body but operates at a national scale rather than at a state licensing level.

Direct peers

• Medical Board of California: The Medical Board of California licenses and regulates physicians and allied professionals under the same Medical Practice Act model as NCMB, and offers a comparable public licensee search, complaint process, and verification system. Direct functional peer in the largest U.S. state by physician population.
• Illinois Medical Licensing Board: Licenses physicians in Illinois through IDFPR with a public lookup and complaint process. Direct state-board peer for physician licensure and discipline.
• New York State Board for Medicine: The NY State Board for Medicine licenses physicians and handles professional discipline, operating under the NY State Education Department. Direct peer with overlapping regulatory scope and public-verification services.
• Texas Medical Board: The Texas Medical Board licenses physicians, PAs, and other professionals, and runs a near-identical portfolio of licensee search, complaint, and renewal services. Comparable in scale to NCMB and uses a similar quasi-governmental structure.
• Florida Board of Medicine: The Florida Board of Medicine performs physician and PA licensing, discipline, and public verification under Florida statute, mirroring NCMB's regulatory model in another large-population state.
• Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine: Licenses and disciplines physicians and allied professionals in PA, with a public licensee search and complaint process. Functionally parallel to NCMB in a comparable mid-Atlantic state.

Emerging players

• Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission (IMLCC): IMLCC operates the expedited multi-state licensure pathway that NCMB now participates in as a 'faster path to NC licensure.' An emerging, fast-growing framework that could either expand or partially commoditize state-by-state medical licensure.

Regional players

• North Carolina Board of Nursing: Joint regulator of nurse practitioners in NC alongside NCMB. Operates in the same geography with a parallel licensing/discipline model but for a different profession; a clear co-regulator rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ncmedboard
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncmedboard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-carolina-medical-board
• Instagraminstagram.com/ncmedboard

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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