Where APMLE Scores Come From Now: The April 2026 Change

For years, a podiatrist who needed to prove APMLE scores to a state board ordered a score report from the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards (FPMB). That route closed on April 1, 2026. Scores now come from the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners (NBPME) through its testing vendor, Meazure Learning, and you send them yourself. The new route is faster and free, but plenty of board instructions have not caught up.

What changed on April 1, 2026?

FPMB announced the end of its role in a letter to boards: "Effective April 1, 2026: FPMB will no longer provide APMLE score reporting, or the Part III score release, following the conclusion of its score reporting agreement with NBPME." The letter describes a collaboration of nearly 40 years. FPMB had taken over all APMLE score reporting and the Part III score release in January 2019, and it asked state boards to download any outstanding reports. From April 1, it said, requests for score reports go to NBPME.

NBPME announced the replacement on March 31, 2026: "Starting April 1, the NBPME will allow students to send their American Podiatric Medical Licensing Examination (APMLE) Part I, Part II, and Part III scores through Meazure Learning's Connect Portal directly to state licensing boards and other designated third parties, at no additional cost."

How do you send your scores to a board now?

The APMLE "After the Exam" page sets out the steps. If you tested with Meazure, you log in to your Connect portal and request that your scores be sent to the email address of the recipient, "at any time." The APMLE FAQ adds that scores are sent "within 2-3 days of an official request," and that review by the board is "at the discretion of the boards."

A few practical points:

• Use the account you already have. The registration page tells candidates to create their account with a personal email address, not a school address, and warns that multiple accounts can delay results. If you have lost access, fix that before the board asks.
• Get the right recipient address. Because the portal sends to an email address you enter, confirm which licensing staff mailbox the board wants scores sent to. A send to a general inbox can sit unmatched.
• Send all three parts. Most boards want Parts I, II and III. Texas also requires the Part II CSPE for the classes that took it; see which classes took the CSPE.
• Keep your own copy. You can view and download official scores in the portal. Keep a copy in the file you build for each state.

Are older Prometric-era scores in the portal?

No. Scores from exams taken with Prometric are handled separately. The APMLE site tells those candidates to contact NBPME, which "will assist in providing those scores." NBPME asks for your full name, the podiatric medical school you attended, the year you graduated, and the state board, residency program or other place where confirmation should go. Allow extra time for this, because it is a staff request rather than a portal click.

Why do some board pages still mention FPMB?

Because they were written before the change, and many have not been updated. Pages and rules read in October 2026 still describe the old route:

• The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's application page tells applicants to request official score reports from FPMB.
• New York's Office of the Professions tells podiatrists licensed elsewhere to contact FPMB "to transfer the exam scores."
• Mississippi's application steps and South Dakota's requirements page still refer to FPMB for scores, and Tennessee's rule says Part III scores come from FPMB.

Following those instructions literally now leads nowhere. FPMB's own order page points podiatrists to "Request APMLE Score Reports from NBPME" instead. The practical answer is to send the scores through Meazure Learning and say so in your application or cover note, so the reviewer knows the scores came from the source that now issues them.

Does FPMB still send anything to boards?

Yes. FPMB still issues Disciplinary Action reports, which show whether a podiatrist has past or current disciplinary actions from state licensing boards. California requires one for both of its licensure routes. Those reports go only to boards and other third parties, never to the podiatrist. See the FPMB Disciplinary Action report for how ordering works.

Who handles which step?

The score request has to come from your own NBPME and Meazure account; no one else should hold that login. What can be done for you is the rest: finding out which scores each board wants and where they should be sent, telling you exactly what to request, confirming that the board has matched the scores to your file, and following up when a board's page still points to FPMB. That tracking is part of every license by endorsement ($799 per state) and full state application ($899 per state). The state license index notes the boards whose pages still describe the old route.