| Application for initial Nevada license (license fee pro-rated quarterly) |
| Quarterly Proration Schedule ($75 non-refundable application fee plus $93.75 for each calendar quarter remaining – Includes 2-year license at one practice location). |
| Quarter |
Even Years |
Odd Years |
| March 1 – May 31 |
$825.00 |
$450.00 |
| June 1 – August 31 |
$731.25 |
$356.25 |
| September 1 – November 30 |
$637.50 |
$262.50 |
| December 1 – February 28 or 29 |
$543.75 |
$168.75 |
|
| Veterans’ Application for initial Nevada license (license fee pro-rated quarterly) |
| Veterans’ Quarterly Proration Schedule ($75 non-refundable application fee plus $62.50 for each calendar quarter remaining – Includes 2-year license at one practice location). |
| Quarter |
Even Years |
Odd Years |
| March 1 – May 31 |
$575.00 |
$325.00 |
| June 1 – August 31 |
$512.50 |
$262.50 |
| September 1 – November 30 |
$450.00 |
$200.00 |
| December 1 – February 28 or 29 |
$387.50 |
$137.50 |
|
| Application for license by Endorsement (not prorated) |
$540 ($75 non-refundable application fee plus $465 – Includes 2-year license at one practice location). |
| Nevada Initial Certificate to operate a Mobile Optometry Clinic (fee prorated quarterly) |
| Quarterly Proration Schedule ($75 non-refundable application fee plus $93.75 for each calendar quarter for a 2-year license). |
| Quarter |
Even Years |
Odd Years |
| March 1 – May 31 |
$825.00 |
$450.00 |
| June 1 – August 31 |
$731.25 |
$356.25 |
| September 1 – November 30 |
$637.50 |
$262.50 |
| December 1 – February 28 or 29 |
$543.75 |
$168.75 |
|
| Add a Practice Location (each) |
$200.00 |
| Duplicate of License Certificate |
$75.00 |
| Nevada Substitute Optometry Certificate |
$200 |
| Registration of Assumed or Fictitious Name |
$50.00 per location (One time if no changes) |
| Change of Practice Address/transfer of location |
$25.00 |
| Letter of Good Standing request |
$25.00 |
| Activate a current Inactive License |
$350.00 |
| 2-year Renewal of Active License and one practice location |
$900.00 |
| 2-year Renewal of Inactive License |
$550.00 |
| 2-year Renewal of each Additional Location or Substitute Optometry Certificate |
$200.00 |
| 2-year Renewal of Nevada Mobile Optometry Clinic |
$600.00 |
| Nevada Optometric Pharmaceutical Agents Certificate (OPAC) Application |
$75.00 (One time) |
| Nevada Glaucoma Certificate Application |
$175.00 (One time) |
A completed renewal form, continuing education compliance information, and proper renewal fees must be submitted bearing a postmark on or before February 28th or 29th of each even-numbered year to avoid suspension of active and inactive licenses.
A $500 penalty applies to untimely renewal |
| The period to renew a suspended license is 90 days, from the last day in February until midnight on May 29th. On May 30 at 12:01 a.m., the license and all related certificates will expire, and, to gain licensure again in the state, the optometrist must submit a new application for licensure and all information required by the application, including a passing score on the Nevada Law Exam. |
| Reinstatement Period if license suspended for non-renewal is 90 days. |
$900.00 2-year renewal fee, plus additional locations as applicable ($200.00 each), plus $500.00 late fee. |
