CREMEC • Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará

What CREMEC • Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará does

CREMEC (Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará) is a quasi-governmental autarchy and one of 27 Regional Medical Councils operating under Brazil's national Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM) system. It is the sole statutory authority for registering, licensing, and disciplining physicians and medical companies in the state of Ceará. The council also issues ethical guidance, processes disciplinary complaints, oversees continuing medical education, and validates medical credentials for the general public. As a regulatory body it derives no commercial profit; its mandate is the protection of public health and the integrity of medical practice.

The council's technology platform centers on the CRM Virtual portal, which serves as the unified digital interface for physician and medical-company registration, annual fee payment, and certificate issuance. Complementary systems include Prescrição Eletrônica (a national electronic prescription platform connecting physicians, patients, and pharmacists), the PAe (Processo Administrativo Eletrônico) for ethical and disciplinary proceedings, the e-CRM mobile application, and a WhatsAppBot service channel. The organization also operates a transparency portal (Portal da Transparência) and a citizen Access to Information service (E-SIC) in compliance with Brazilian law. Distribution occurs through the Fortaleza headquarters, regional delegacies (including Sobral), physical service counters, and the digital channels listed above.

CREMEC's revenue model relies on mandatory annual registration fees (anuidades) from physicians and medical companies, supplemented by transactional fees for certificates, registrations, and administrative services. Specific fee amounts are not publicly disclosed. The organization does not have external investors, funding rounds, or ownership stakes; its authority derives from federal medical legislation and CFM oversight. Recent strategic activity has emphasized digital modernization (electronic prescriptions, mobile app, WhatsAppBot), LGPD data-protection compliance, and consolidation of physical operations, rather than commercial expansion.

Name

CREMEC • Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará

Legal name

Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Ceará

Website

https://cremec.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CREMEC is the statutory Regional Medical Council of Ceará, Brazil, responsible for registering, licensing, and disciplining physicians and medical companies in the state under the national CFM system. It operates digital platforms for registration, electronic prescriptions, and citizen services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fortaleza

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Fees (Anuidades): Annual fees charged to registered physicians and medical companies for maintaining their registration and certification with the council
2. Service Fees: Fees for various services including certificate issuance, registration processes, and administrative documentation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CREMEC is the Regional Council of Medicine of the State of Ceará, a quasi-governmental regulatory body that licenses physicians and medical companies, issues certificates of good standing, administers electronic prescriptions, oversees ethical-disciplinary proceedings, and provides continuing education and public physician-search services. Its offerings are delivered through a digital service platform (CRM Virtual, Prescrição Eletrônica, PAe, WhatsAppBot) and physical service counters in Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte, and Sobral.

Product overview

CREMEC operates a unified web-based service platform consisting of the main Portal Médico, CRM Virtual (virtual registration portal), Prescrição Eletrônica (electronic prescription), transparency portal, and citizen services including certificate issuance, physician search, and complaint reporting. These services are integrated through CFM's national systems for the digital management of physician registration, ethical oversight, and public access to medical professional information in Ceará state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal Médico CREMEC Official web portal of CREMEC providing centralized access to institutional information, news, events, services for physicians, medical companies, and citizens in the state of Ceará.
• CRM Virtual Online Portal National CRM Virtual portal, operated under CFM, that lets physicians and medical companies in Ceará manage their CRM registration, request certificates, pay fees, and complete administrative procedures online.
• Prescrição Eletrônica (Electronic Prescription Platform) Electronic prescription platform connecting physicians, patients, and pharmacists for secure and free digital prescription management, available to registered CREMEC physicians.
• Portal da Transparência CREMEC Public transparency portal providing open access to CREMEC's institutional information, financial reports, budgets, contracts, and administrative data in compliance with Brazilian transparency law.
• Certidão de Quitação (Pessoa Física e Jurídica) Electronic certificate of good standing issued by CREMEC to physicians and medical companies, used to prove regular status with the council for employment, licensing, and legal purposes.
• Busca por Médicos (Physician Directory) Public directory allowing citizens to search for registered physicians in Ceará by name, specialty, or location, supporting credential verification and choice of provider.
• Denúncia (Complaint Filing Service) Complaint reporting system that allows citizens to report medical irregularities, unethical conduct, or violations of medical ethics by physicians or medical establishments in Ceará.
• Serviço de Informação ao Cidadão (E-SIC) Access to Information Law (LAI) service that allows any citizen to request public information from CREMEC through the E-SIC portal.
• Atesta CFM (Digital Attestation Service) Digital attestation service used by physicians and patients to verify and authenticate medical documents issued within the CFM/CRM system.
• PAe - Processo Administrativo Eletrônico (Electronic Administrative Process) Electronic administrative process platform used by CREMEC to manage ethical and disciplinary proceedings against physicians and medical companies, enabling digital case handling under the Código de Processo Ético-Profissional.

Segments3 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CFM (Conselho Federal de Medicina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFM is the national regulatory body that coordinates all Regional Medical Councils (CRMs) across Brazil. CREMEC operates under CFM's guidance, following national standards and resolutions for medical regulation, ethics, and professional standards.
• Other State CRMscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 27 Regional Medical Councils across Brazil working together under the CFM system to ensure consistent medical regulation and standards nationwide.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Conselho Regional de Farmácia do Estado do Ceará (CRF-CE): Ceará's regional pharmacy council, operating under the same federal/state autarchy framework as CREMEC with analogous professional registration, ethical oversight, and fee-based revenue model.
• Conselho Regional de Odontologia do Ceará (CRO-CE): Ceará's regional council for dentistry, parallel to CREMEC under Brazil's professional council system; comparable regulatory model, fee structure, and regional scope, though serving a different profession.

Direct peers

• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado da Bahia (CRM-BA): Northeast Brazilian Regional Medical Council with a state-level mandate identical to CREMEC's; comparable in regional scale, multi-delegacy model, and physician-base economics.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de Pernambuco (CREMEPE): Regional Medical Council for Pernambuco under the same CFM system, with directly comparable functions in physician registration, ethical proceedings, and digital service delivery.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de Minas Gerais (CRM-MG): Regional Medical Council for Minas Gerais with the same legal mandate and CFM-integrated digital services as CREMEC; provides a comparable benchmark for multi-delegacy operations and continuing medical education programs.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado de São Paulo (CREMESP): Largest state-level Regional Medical Council in Brazil, with the same statutory mandate, fee structure, and CFM-platform footprint as CREMEC; the closest scale and functional peer for physician licensing, ethical oversight, and digital services in São Paulo.
• Conselho Regional de Medicina do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CRM-RJ): Regional Medical Council serving Rio de Janeiro state under the same CFM system; operates identical physician registration, ethical enforcement, and certificate functions as CREMEC, making it a directly comparable state peer.

Broad incumbents

• Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM): National parent body that oversees all 27 Regional Medical Councils in Brazil, including CREMEC. Directly comparable as the apex medical regulator running the shared CRM Virtual, Prescrição Eletrônica, and Atesta CFM platforms that CREMEC administers at the state level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6MIN1o-K82VS_rrEOPbvxQ/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/cremecoficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/cremecoficial/?hl=pt-br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conselho-regional-de-medicina-do-estado-do-cear%C3%A1---cremec

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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