West Virginia Physician Collaboration
Find a collaborating physician in West Virginia
GuardianMD matches nurse practitioners and physician assistants with physicians licensed in West Virginia, and supports the agreement and oversight their role requires.
Licensed in West Virginia
Agreements built around state requirements
Get matched
Fast physician matching in West Virginia
West Virginia nurse practitioners need a written collaborative agreement with a physician to obtain prescriptive authority, and may apply to prescribe without one after three years of collaborative prescribing. GuardianMD helps eligible West Virginia NPs find a collaborating physician for their prescribing practice based on clinical focus, patient population, and experience. Read West Virginia prescribing collaboration law.
Getting started in West Virginia
Everything your West Virginia practice needs to get started
Getting started in West Virginia involves the written collaborative agreement, practice guidelines, and the Board’s separate prescriptive authority application. Ask about GuardianMD support organizing documents and communication. Read West Virginia Board prescriptive authority guidance.
Who we serve
Collaboration for every practice type in West Virginia
We welcome West Virginia NPs preparing to prescribe in a new clinic, replacing a collaborator, or building qualifying prescribing experience. Tell us about your primary care, behavioral health, medical weight management, or other services. Eligibility depends on clinical qualifications, current prescribing authority, setting, and physician fit. Experienced NPs should share any Board authorization to prescribe without collaboration. Support is available to licensed, eligible NPs who meet GuardianMD requirements. Services may be limited or adjusted by jurisdiction and plan.
How it works
From the first call to ongoing support
Tell us about your practice
Share your license type, service lines, and where you plan to operate in West Virginia
Get matched to a physician
We identify a physician licensed in West Virginia whose specialty aligns with the care you deliver.
Review the agreement
Your agreement is built around state requirements and walked through with you before signing.
Stay supported
Coordinated chart reviews, protocol updates, and physician access continue through the platform.
State Resources
Helpful links to West Virginia’s licensing boards
This reference outlines the essential state medical compliance regulations that guide daily clinical practice and patient care. It serves as a quick-reference tool to help maintain the highest standards of legal and professional compliance.
The resources below link to the state’s official licensing boards.
West Virginia Board of Medicine: https://wvbom.wv.gov/
West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine: https://www.wvbdosteo.org/
West Virginia Board of Registered Professional Nurses: https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/
West Virginia Board of Pharmacy: https://www.wvbop.com/
Because healthcare regulations are frequently updated, please use this reference as a general guide and always defer to the current mandates of your State Boards of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy.
Common questions
Collaboration in West Virginia
How do I find a collaborating physician in West Virginia?
NPs in West Virginia can find a collaborating physician through a physician collaboration service such as GuardianMD, an employer or health system, or a physician they already know. With GuardianMD, share your specialty, patient population, practice locations, and prescribing plans so we can discuss physician fit. Learn how GuardianMD helps NPs find a collaborating physician.
Do nurse practitioners in West Virginia need a collaborating physician?
For prescribing, yes, at first. West Virginia requires a written collaborative agreement with a physician for APRN prescriptive authority until the APRN has at least three years of collaborative prescribing. After that, the APRN may apply to prescribe without one. Read West Virginia prescribing collaboration law.
What does a West Virginia collaborative agreement include?
A West Virginia collaborative agreement sets out written practice guidelines or protocols, each provider’s responsibilities, and how the providers will periodically review the APRN’s prescribing together. Read West Virginia prescribing collaboration law.
When can a West Virginia NP prescribe without collaboration?
After at least three years of collaborative prescribing, a West Virginia APRN may apply to the Board for authority to prescribe without an agreement. Board approval is required. Read West Virginia prescribing collaboration law.
Does the agreement replace prescriptive authority approval in West Virginia?
No. West Virginia APRNs must also apply to the Board for prescriptive authority and receive approval before prescribing. Read West Virginia Board prescriptive authority guidance.
What happens if a West Virginia collaborative agreement ends?
If a West Virginia collaborative agreement ends and no other agreement is on file, the APRN’s prescriptive authority becomes inactive until a new agreement is in place. Read West Virginia Board prescriptive authority guidance.
How does GuardianMD support NPs in West Virginia?
GuardianMD offers eligible West Virginia NPs physician matching, onboarding support, document organization, and ongoing communication with their collaborating physician through DocTalk, depending on the plan. Collaborating physician fees are included in the monthly plan price. The NP and physician remain responsible for clinical decisions.
Last updated: October 25, 2026