FAQs

Your learners should be able to provide you with their certifying board ID number. If they do not know their ID, they can reach out to their specific certifying board to obtain it. Some of the boards have public look-up tools which CME providers can use to find this information as well.

• American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) diplomates have an eight-digit board ID that begin with the number three (for example, 3555-5555). The board ID is not the same number that is printed on diplomates’ certificates. Diplomates can locate their ID number by logging into their personal ABA portal account.
• American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) diplomates have a board ID number that can be up to six digits. This number is printed on diplomates’ certificates. ABIM diplomates can find their board ID by logging into their ABIM Physician Portal or by searching here.
• American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) diplomates have a board ID number that can be up to five digits. This number is not printed on diplomates’ certificates. Diplomates can locate their ID number by logging into their personal MOC Status Page.
• American Board of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS) diplomates have a board ID number that can be up to five digits. ABOHNS diplomates can find their board ID by searching here.
• American Board of Pathology (ABPath) diplomates have an ID number that consists of numbers only with no leading zeros. Diplomates can locate their ID number by logging into their personal account in ABPath’s online platform.
• American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) diplomates have a board ID number that can be up to seven digits. ABP diplomates can find their board ID by searching here.
• American Board of Surgery (ABS) diplomates can locate their board ID by logging into their ABS portal. The ABS ID is optional for learner reporting, but may facilitate a faster learner match.

These resources are outlined in the CME for MOC Program Guide under each board’s section.