How many nurse practitioners can a physician supervise in Florida?

In Florida, a physician can supervise an unlimited number of nurse practitioners (APRNs); the statutes do not set a numeric cap. Instead, supervision is constrained by how many practice locations a physician may oversee—limits differ for primary care and specialty practices¹², and special rules apply to dermatology/skin-care offices³.

Office-location limits that affect APRN supervision include:

• Primary care physicians: may supervise up to four offices in addition to the physician’s primary practice location¹.
• Specialty physicians: may supervise up to two offices in addition to the physician’s primary practice location².
• Dermatology/skin-care settings (when the APRN is not under onsite physician supervision): one additional office beyond the physician’s primary location, with board certification/eligibility, address notification, and distance limits (within 25 miles or contiguous county, not exceeding 75 miles)³.

Physicians must notify the Board of Medicine within 30 days of entering or terminating a protocol and include the number of APRNs already under established protocols⁴. “Primary practice location” means the address on the physician’s Board of Medicine profile⁵.