Verified October 10, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What podiatrists miss in Nevada
- Endorsement is closed to anyone ever disciplined, investigated or held liable for malpractice; those applicants use the standard route.
- Renewal requires current CPR certification as well as CE.
Can a podiatrist licensed elsewhere get a Nevada license by endorsement?
A podiatrist with a valid, unrestricted license in another state can get an expedited license by endorsement if never disciplined or investigated and never held liable for malpractice. The board must act within 45 days of a complete file or 10 days after the fingerprint report, whichever is later.
- Endorsement under the podiatry act
- Board: Nevada State Board of Podiatry
Citation: NRS 635.066, 635.0665
How much residency does Nevada require?
A residency approved by the board; the statute sets no length.
Citation: NRS 635.050(2)(c); NAC 635.092
Which APMLE parts does Nevada require?
Applicants must pass the examination given by the National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.
Does Nevada give its own exam?
Outside the endorsement route, the board may require out-of-state licensees to pass an exam on Nevada's podiatry law, or prove 5 years of recent active practice, a clean record and equivalent continuing education.
Citation: NRS 635.065(2)
What does a Nevada podiatry license cover?
The statute defines podiatry as treating ailments of the human foot and leg.
- Ankle in scope
- Amputation: A toe only, in a hospital or ambulatory surgical center that authorizes it, after a surgical residency. No amputation of a leg or foot.
- Anesthesia: The statute lists a local anesthetic among authorized acts.
- Foot and leg, including treating the effects of systemic disease on the foot or leg.
Citation: NRS 635.010, 635.085
Does Nevada offer a residency, training or temporary license?
A provisional license for residents, supervised, up to 1 year and not renewable ($400 application). A limited, supervised license exists for podiatrists with 25 years of licensed practice.
- Available
Citation: NRS 635.075, 635.082; NAC 635.025, 635.065
Where does Nevada stand on the podiatric compact?
- No compact law
What does a Nevada podiatry license cost?
- Application: $600 (NAC 635.025, read 2026-10-10)
- Renewal: $400 per year (NAC 635.055, read 2026-10-10)
Citation: NAC 635.025, 635.055
How often does a Nevada license renew?
Licenses expire October 31 each year. Proof of 50 CE hours is due in even-numbered years, plus current CPR certification and 2 hours of substance-use screening training within 2 years of initial licensure.
- Renews every year
- CE: 50 hours per 2 years
Citation: NRS 635.110, 635.115
Licensing in Nevada?
We prepare every supporting document and a question-by-question guide, request the FPMB disciplinary report, CPME residency verification and other boards' verifications, and track the file to a decision; you sign every oath and sit every exam. A license by endorsement is $799 per state, or $899 for a full application.