Aviation medical examiners
Every pilot needs a medical certificate, and it comes from an aviation medical examiner: a doctor the FAA designates to examine pilots. The FAA lists 1,833 across the country. Each name opens the examiner's page with the practice, the address and the telephone number the FAA publishes.
By state aviation medical examiners with an office in each
| State | Medical examiners |
|---|---|
| Texas | 160 |
| Florida | 146 |
| California | 135 |
| New York | 63 |
| Washington | 60 |
| Georgia | 59 |
| Pennsylvania | 54 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| Colorado | 49 |
| Virginia | 48 |
| Michigan | 47 |
| Ohio | 46 |
| Illinois | 44 |
| Missouri | 43 |
| Tennessee | 41 |
| Iowa | 40 |
| Wisconsin | 37 |
| Alabama | 36 |
| Idaho | 36 |
| Minnesota | 35 |
| Indiana | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 32 |
| Utah | 32 |
| Kansas | 31 |
| Arizona | 29 |
| Louisiana | 29 |
| Maryland | 28 |
| Alaska | 27 |
| Oregon | 26 |
| New Jersey | 25 |
| South Carolina | 25 |
| Arkansas | 24 |
| Massachusetts | 23 |
| Kentucky | 21 |
| Nebraska | 21 |
| Montana | 20 |
| Nevada | 19 |
| Connecticut | 17 |
| Mississippi | 16 |
| North Dakota | 16 |
| New Hampshire | 14 |
| Wyoming | 14 |
| West Virginia | 13 |
| South Dakota | 12 |
| New Mexico | 11 |
| Hawaii | 10 |
| Delaware | 7 |
| Maine | 7 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 3 |
| Vermont | 3 |
| Guam | 1 |
| MH | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 |
Before you book a medical
- Fill in the FAA's online application, MedXPress, first, and bring the confirmation number. You then have 60 days to see the doctor.
- Ask the fee when you call: examiners set their own.
- If you're aiming for an airline career, ask whether they give first-class examinations.
- If you have a health condition or take regular medicine, ask what records to bring.
Learning to fly? You need the medical before your first solo. Find flight schools near you, with their aircraft and safety records.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All FAA examiners and inspectors by state.