Stay Certified in
Pain Medicine
Recertification Exam
Dates & Fees | |
| Exam Date | Next exam in 2026 (Offered in even-numbered years) |
| Application & Registration Window | TBD |
| Exam Fee* | $1,950 |
Emergency Medicine physicians certified in Pain Medicine must participate in an ABEM-accepted continuing certification process and pass the Pain Medicine MOC Examination every ten years.
Get Started
Sign in to your ABEM Portal to:
- Learn your requirements and status
- Provide medical licensure information
- Review completed activities and LLSA test results
- Review LLSA readings, as well as register for and take required LLSA tests
- Attest to completion of IMP Practice Improvement activities
Pain Medicine-certified physicians must meet one or more ABEM continuing certification requirements before reaching their five-year deadline. To regain status, they must make up missed requirements before the end of their ten-year certification period.
Register & Schedule
To register for the exam, ABEM Pain Medicine-certified physicians complete the current year’s registration form, which is available from the ABEM office. The following must be submitted for a registration to be complete:
- Completed and signed current-year recertification examination registration form
- Additional items included in the materials or referred to in the registration form instructions, if applicable
- Registration fee and examination fee in U.S. funds
The registration fee is an administrative fee the covers the cost of reviewing and authorizing the registration form and submitting authorization to the board that administers the exam. This fee cannot be refunded.
By signing the registration form, physicians give ABEM permission to verify information submitted.
ABEM mails a receipt when the registration and examination fees have been received and a notification when the exam authorization has been sent to the administering board.
Physicians with approved applications will receive information about how to register for the exam.
Content & Results
The Pain Medicine Recertification Examination is an approximately four-hour, computer-based, single-best-answer, multiple choice exam consisting of approximately 200 questions.
ABEM sends candidates the results of their examination in writing. Results are also posted online.
