Osteopathic Medical Board of California

What Osteopathic Medical Board of California does

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC) is a California state government regulatory agency established in 1922 and operating under the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). It is the sole entity statutorily authorized to license, regulate, and discipline osteopathic physicians and surgeons practicing in California, fulfilling a public-protection mandate codified in the California Business and Professions Code and Medical Practice Act. Its mission centers on ensuring competency, accountability, and integrity in the safe practice of osteopathic medicine. The board is headquartered at 1300 National Drive, Suite 150, Sacramento, and operates with a 14-employee staff under Executive Director Erika Calderon.

OMBC's service portfolio spans the full licensing lifecycle and enforcement continuum. Primary products and services include the Physician and Surgeon Certificate license, Postgraduate Training License (PTL), Temporary Certificate, and Fictitious Name Permits, all managed through the shared DCA BreEZe online licensing and case management system and a secure document upload portal. Enforcement operations include an Online Complaint Filing System, a License Verification Service (providing real-time, primary-source-verified status data), a Medical Consultant Program, an Expert Reviewer Program, and ongoing quarterly publication of enforcement actions against licensees. The board also administers the Diversion Program — a confidential recovery and monitoring service for impaired physicians, delivered under contract with Premier Health Group — and interfaces with the statewide CURES controlled substance monitoring database, which all controlled-substance-prescribing licensees must consult.

Revenue is generated primarily through licensing fees (initial licensure, biennial renewals), Fictitious Name Permit processing and renewal fees ($100 initial, $50 annual), and the CURES annual fee ($15 per year following a 2025 increase from $9). The board is funded through a combination of these licensee fees and California state appropriations. Distribution is entirely domestic, executed through BreEZe self-service channels for routine transactions and through the Sacramento public counter and phone-based applicant/licensee/enforcement units for higher-touch interactions. No external funding, venture investment, or M&A activity applies to this governmental entity.

Name

Osteopathic Medical Board of California

Legal name

Osteopathic Medical Board of California

Website

https://ombc.ca.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California is a state regulatory agency under the California Department of Consumer Affairs that licenses, regulates, and disciplines osteopathic physicians and surgeons practicing in California, processes consumer complaints, and oversees a Diversion Program for impaired practitioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Professional Licensing & Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Licensing, Accreditation & Credentialing Boards (HLAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Compliance & Enforcement Authorities (HLAJACAB), Regulatory Compliance, Licensing & Enforcement (Public Health) (HLAJAMAE), Health Regulation, Licensing & Compliance (Public Health) (BPAIAJAN)

Keywords

• Osteopathic physician licensing
• Medical regulatory services
• License verification services
• Physician discipline enforcement
• Continuing medical education oversight

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Licensing Fees: Fees collected from osteopathic physicians and surgeons for initial licensure, renewals, and certificate issuances.
2. Fictitious Name Permit Fees: Processing and renewal fees for fictitious name permits for medical practices. Initial application fee of $100 and annual renewal fee of $50.
3. CURES Fee: Annual fee assessed to licensees authorized to prescribe controlled substances for the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System. Fee increased from $9 to $15 annually for licenses expiring on and after July 1, 2025.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California (OMBC) is a state regulatory agency that licenses and regulates osteopathic physicians and surgeons practicing in California. It issues initial licenses, postgraduate training licenses, temporary certificates, and fictitious name permits, and operates the BreEZe online licensing system for renewals, address changes, and document submissions. The board enforces the Medical Practice Act by investigating consumer complaints, conducting discipline, administering the CURES controlled-substance monitoring fee, and running the Diversion Program for impaired licensees.

Product overview

The Osteopathic Medical Board of California operates as a regulatory body providing a suite of digital services for licensing, enforcement, and consumer protection. The core offering consists of the BreEZe Online Licensing System for license management, Document Upload Portal for secure application document submission, CURES integration for controlled substance monitoring, and online complaint filing. Additional services include Medical Consultant and Expert Reviewer Programs for enforcement support, a Diversion Program for physician rehabilitation, and various license types (Physician & Surgeon Certificate, Postgraduate Training License, Temporary Certificate, Fictitious Name Permit).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Physician and Surgeon Certificate Licensing
• Postgraduate Training License (PTL)
• Temporary Certificate
• Fictitious Name Permit
• BreEZe Online Licensing System
• Document Upload Portal
• License Verification Service
• Online Complaint Filing System
• Medical Consultant Program
• Expert Reviewer Program
• Diversion Program
• CURES Fee Administration

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Premier Health GroupcoreOthersContracted provider of confidential intervention, assessment, referral, and monitoring services for the Diversion Program. Premier Health Group is an independent, private organization providing professional chemical dependency monitoring and treatment services for osteopathic physicians with impairment issues. Contact: (888) 224-0269.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medical Board of California: The allopathic counterpart licensing physicians and surgeons (M.D.s) in California. Most direct functional peer — same statute framework, same parent agency (DCA), same BreEZe platform — differing only in the medical-degree credential type regulated.
• California Acupuncture Board: DCA-affiliated healing-arts regulatory board. Listed in OMBC leadership biographies as another entity from which OMBC's Administrative Services Manager was recruited, indicating shared workforce and operating model.
• California Veterinary Medical Board: Another DCA-affiliated California licensing board (veterinarians). Erika Calderon began her DCA career here as a Staff Services Analyst in the Enforcement Unit, providing direct evidence of cross-board staffing and process parity.
• Dental Board of California: Healing-arts licensing board under DCA. Same statutory framework, same BreEZe platform, same enforcement architecture; comparable in scope, governance, and digital infrastructure footprint.
• Physical Therapy Board of California: Sibling California healing-arts licensing board under DCA. Operates an identical regulatory chassis (BreEZe licensing, enforcement, diversion, expert reviewer programs) and shares several staff with OMBC's leadership pipeline, making it a structurally identical peer.
• Board of Registered Nursing (California): California DCA board licensing the largest single healthcare profession in the state. Operates the same BreEZe core platform and runs a comparable enforcement/discipline structure — a relevant scale peer for OMBC.
• Podiatric Medical Board of California: Closest niche peer — a small specialized medical board within DCA licensing a single medical profession (podiatrists) using BreEZe. Operationally near-identical template as OMBC.
• California Board of Chiropractic Examiners: Smaller DCA-affiliated healing-arts regulatory board. Comparable in size, single-profession scope, BreEZe-based license management, and enforcement workflow to OMBC.

Broad incumbents

• American Osteopathic Association: National professional association setting educational, examination (COMLEX-USA), and accreditation standards for D.O.s. Not a regulator itself, but drives the credentialing inputs (COMLEX scores, AOA/ACGME training standards) OMBC requires for licensure.
• California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA): Parent agency overseeing all healing-arts boards in California, including OMBC. Operates the shared BreEZe platform and sets cross-board policy, technology, and enforcement standards that govern OMBC's operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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