Physician and Surgeon
Becky Wisell
Section Administrator
Medical & Specialized Health Section
PLEASE NOTE FEE CHANGE: The fee for a osteopathic physician and surgeon license is
$300, as of 8/30/08. Please submit the exact fee.
License Renewal Application-Click to fill out application and mail in
A Physician and Surgeon is a person who has earned the degree of M.D. (Doctor of
Medicine). Physicians and Surgeons are qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of
diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition or injury of
human beings. They can prescribe and furnish medicine for these conditions, or treat the
conditions with surgery.
Physicians and Surgeons are authorized to practice medicine and surgery as defined by  Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-1,102. Anyone
practicing medicine and surgery in this state and not specially excepted by Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-1,103 must
be licensed in Nebraska as either a Physician (M.D. – Doctor of Medicine) or as an
Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon (D.O. – Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine).
Physicians and surgeons are licensed by either "examination" or
"reciprocity". These terms are specific to this state, so please read the
definitions of each at Examinations. |
