Physician And Surgeon License first issued in 1997

385 of Washington’s 31,099 active physician and surgeon license credentials — 1.2% of them — were first issued in 1997.

The 1997 intake, and where it stands now

These 385 people were first credentialled as physician and surgeon license during 1997 and are still active today. A first-issue year is the closest thing this register has to a start date: it says when the Department first recognised someone in this role, not how long they have worked in health care.

7 of the 385 active credentials in this group carry a disciplinary flag in the Department’s file — 1.8% — and 7 carry one marked pending.

This site publishes that count and no more: never who. The reason is not discretion, it is accuracy — the published file carries a yes/no flag and nothing else: no reason, no date, no case number. Naming someone on the strength of it would publish a suspicion rather than a fact. Every credential counted here is active. Why the line is drawn there.

Do not let the date pass

385 credentials of this type were first issued in 1997. Washington renews most of them on the holder’s birthday, every year or every two years, and continuing-education hours have to be done before that date — not after. Leave your details and we will tell you when yours is close, and pass your request for continuing-education hours to providers who teach for this credential.

We take no commission and we vouch for no training provider. We have no arrangement with any provider today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.

Who they are

This is a slice of a bigger group: all 31,099 physician and surgeon license credentials, and what a license is.

Other groups of a similar size

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• Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Certification — 2014 392
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• Physical Therapist Assistant License — 2008 385
• Physical Therapist License — 2022 385
• Physician and Surgeon License Interstate Medical Licensure Compact — 2022 385
• Nursing Assistant Registration — 2007 384
• Registered Nurse License — 1985 384
• EMS Evaluator — 2023 382
• Nursing Assistant Certification — 1995 382