The FPMB Disciplinary Action Report: What It Is and Who Orders It

The Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards (FPMB) describes itself as "the national voice for state podiatric medical boards," with members across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since it stopped reporting APMLE scores on April 1, 2026, the main thing it sends on a podiatrist's behalf is the Disciplinary Action report. Several boards will not finish an application without one.

What does the Disciplinary Action report show?

FPMB's order form explains it in one line: "A Disciplinary report shows whether a podiatric physician has any past or current disciplinary actions from state licensing boards, such as suspensions or sanctions." FPMB adds that it "is listed in the NCQA's CVO Standards and Guidelines for podiatry," which is why credentialing organizations order the same report.

It is not a score report, and it is not a credentials verification file. Unlike physicians, podiatrists have no national service that gathers transcripts, residency and exam records in one place. Mississippi's application page makes the point by noting that it accepts the Federation of State Medical Boards' credentials service for MDs and DOs only.

Which state boards ask for it?

Some boards write it into law or their application steps:

• California requires, for both of its routes, that "a disciplinary databank report regarding the applicant is received by the board from the Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards" (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 2486(g) and 2488(g)). California's licensure by credentialing also requires that no podiatric licensing authority has disciplined you.
• Mississippi's application steps list a "Disciplinary report from Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards."
• South Dakota's requirements page tells applicants to order a Disciplinary Action Search from fpmb.org.

Other boards check discipline through their own verifications, but the FPMB report is the quickest way to give any board a single national answer. If you are licensing in several states, assume at least one will want it.

Who can order it, and where can it go?

FPMB runs two ordering paths:

• Podiatric physicians. You order your own report, with no account required. Reports "are sent to licensing boards, residencies, fellowships, VA hospitals, or other third parties," and "cannot be sent directly to the podiatric physician placing the order." You can pay online by credit card or print the order and mail it with a check.
• Credentialers. Credentialing verification organizations, managed care organizations and similar groups can order reports "for up to five providers in one order." They need an online account, requested on FPMB's account request form, and they receive processed reports by secure electronic delivery.

The podiatrist order asks for identifying details, including your date of birth and Social Security number, so FPMB can locate your records. The destination section asks for the recipient's contact information and warns not to enter your own.

How long does it take?

According to FPMB's ordering pages, it typically processes report requests within one business day. Most destinations, including all licensing boards that are FPMB members, receive reports electronically, and destinations that download them typically do so within two business days. For mailed reports, FPMB says to allow two to four days for the post office plus the time it takes a destination's mailroom to deliver the report. Podiatrists who order online get an email when FPMB processes the order and, for electronic destinations, when the destination downloads it.

FPMB's ordering pages did not show the current report fee, so expect to see it at checkout. It is paid by the podiatrist, like every board and verification fee.

When should you order it?

1. After the application exists. A report that arrives before the board has opened your file can be hard for staff to match. Order once the application is submitted or the board has given you an applicant number.
2. One destination per board. Pick the exact board as the destination. If you are applying in three states at once, that is three destinations.
3. Match your name. Use the same name and any former names you list on the application, since FPMB prints identifying details in the report footer to help destinations match it.
4. Confirm receipt. Watch for FPMB's download notice, then check the board's checklist. If the board has the report but has not matched it, a short email with your applicant number usually fixes it.

Does a past action stop a multistate plan?

Not necessarily, but it changes which routes are open. Some endorsement routes are closed to anyone ever disciplined, and the podiatry compact's draft eligibility rule excludes any past discipline other than fee matters. See past discipline and licensing in more than one state.

What can be handled for you?

The report must go from FPMB to the board, and you supply the identifying details on the order. What we do is everything around it: telling you which boards want it and when, setting up each destination correctly, checking that every board received and matched it, and lining it up with the rest of the file (scores through Meazure Learning, residency verification from CPME and verifications from every state where you have held a license). That tracking is part of each license by endorsement ($799 per state) and full state application ($899 per state). The state license index lists each board's requirements.