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Find an AME in Florida

AME offices by area, HIMS AMEs from the FAA's own list, the FAA regional flight surgeon office for Florida, and how to pick an Aviation Medical Examiner.

Need an AME? Here are some in your area. This isn't a complete list. Use the FAA's AME locator to see every examiner.

What is an AME?

An Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) is a doctor the FAA has designated to examine pilots and issue FAA medical certificates.[7] You need an exam with one to get a first-, second- or third-class medical.[5] New to this? Read how to get your first FAA medical.

Areas on this page: Miami-Dade (MIA) · Broward (FLL) · Palm Beach & Treasure Coast (PBI) · Southwest Florida (RSW, APF) · Tampa Bay (TPA, PIE) · Orlando & Central Florida (MCO, SFB) · Space Coast & Daytona (MLB, DAB) · Jacksonville & North Florida (JAX, GNV) · Panhandle (PNS, VPS, ECP, TLH)

Not medical advice. Verify with the FAA and your AME. This page lists AME offices in Florida from public sources (each entry cites its own), including the FAA's published HIMS AMEs, and summarizes FAA guidance, with every source cited below.

Miami-Dade (MIA)

4 listings

Broward (FLL)

4 listings

Palm Beach & Treasure Coast (PBI)

7 listings

Southwest Florida (RSW, APF)

2 listings

Tampa Bay (TPA, PIE)

6 listings

Orlando & Central Florida (MCO, SFB)

8 listings

Space Coast & Daytona (MLB, DAB)

3 listings

Jacksonville & North Florida (JAX, GNV)

6 listings

Panhandle (PNS, VPS, ECP, TLH)

5 listings

Looking for any AME in Florida? The FAA keeps the official, up-to-date list of every Aviation Medical Examiner. The listings on BlockTime are only a starting point: search the FAA site to see every examiner.

FAA AME locator
45AME offices listed below
36HIMS AME listings (FAA, October 9, 2026)
36of them Senior AMEs (first class)
ASOFAA Southern Region

FAA region and Regional Flight Surgeon

Florida is in the FAA Southern Region (ASO).[3]

FAA Southern Region (ASO), Regional Flight Surgeon office
Aerospace Medicine Regional Section, AAM-233
1701 Columbia Avenue Ste 240, College Park, Georgia 30337
Phone (404) 305-6150 · Fax (404) 305-6161 · [email protected]
Service area per the FAA: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands. Contact details from the FAA's Regional Flight Surgeon page[3].

HIMS AMEs in Florida

36 HIMS AME listings in Florida, in 28 cities: Boca Raton, Clearwater, Estero, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Walton Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lake City, Lake Park, Lakeland, Loxahatchee, Miami, Miami Beach, Naples, Orange Park, Orlando, Palm Coast, Panama City, Pensacola, Rockledge, Santa Rosa Beach, Spring Hill, St. Petersburg, Stuart, Tampa, Tavares, Vero Beach, West Palm Beach. 36 of them are Senior AMEs (first-class exams). Source: the FAA's HIMS AME list updated October 9, 2026[2]. To avoid listing anyone twice, each of them appears once in the area listings above, in one combined entry marked HIMS AME.

Listings show the facts each source published on the date checked; offices and phone numbers change, so confirm with the AME and the FAA locator before you book. The FAA document (PDF, Word) also has email and fax details.

How to pick an AME

First, second or third class

The FAA ties each class to the privileges you use: first class for airline transport pilot (ATP) privileges, second class for commercial pilot privileges, third class for private or recreational flying. You may apply for any class whose standards you meet, and you don't need an ATP certificate to get a first-class medical.[6] See how to get your first FAA medical for how long each class lasts.

Senior AMEs

Every AME can do second- and third-class exams. Only a Senior AME, who holds added FAA authority, can do first-class exams.[7] If you want a first-class medical, check that the AME you book is a Senior AME. Of the 36 HIMS AMEs listed in Florida, the FAA list marks 36 as Senior AMEs.

HIMS AMEs

The FAA says HIMS (Human Intervention Motivation Study) AMEs are trained to evaluate pilots for substance- or alcohol-related conditions or other mental conditions, and can provide the sponsorship and monitoring the FAA sometimes requires for medical certification.[1][5] Whether you need one depends on what the FAA asks for in your case; your AME or the FAA can tell you.

BasicMed

BasicMed lets some pilots fly without an FAA medical certificate. Among other conditions you need a U.S. driver's license and must have held an FAA medical certificate at some point after July 14, 2006, so a first-time student still needs one FAA medical first. Flights under BasicMed can't be for compensation or hire and have aircraft, passenger, altitude and speed limits.[8] Commercial pilot privileges need at least a second-class medical.[6]

Before you go: MedXPress and what to bring

Fill in the application (FAA Form 8500-8) online in FAA MedXPress; you need only an email address to open an account.[5] Keep the confirmation number, and see the AME within 60 days, or the application drops out of the system.[4] Bring the confirmation number, a government-issued ID and copies of any medical records. For some conditions the FAA wants a detailed Clinical Progress Note from a visit no more than 90 days before the exam; a patient-portal After Visit Summary isn't enough.[4]

Regional Flight Surgeons

Each FAA region has a Regional Flight Surgeon (RFS) office. Under FAA Order 8520.2G the RFS selects and oversees the AMEs in that region,[7] and the FAA's AME Guide lists the RFS among the FAA physicians who can sign a medical certificate.[6]

Elsewhere in the FAA Southern Region

Alabama2 HIMS / IMS listingsGeorgia15 HIMS / IMS listingsKentucky2 HIMS / IMS listingsMississippi1 HIMS / IMS listingNorth Carolina5 HIMS / IMS listingsPuerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands2 HIMS / IMS listingsSouth Carolina2 HIMS / IMS listingsTennessee1 HIMS / IMS listing

Sources

  1. Find an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), FAA (last updated April 12, 2024)
  2. FAA HIMS Aviation Medical Examiners (AMEs), Independent Medical Sponsors (IMS) & International and Military, updated 10-09-2026 (PDF)
  3. Regional Flight Surgeon Contact Information, FAA (last updated October 7, 2026)
  4. How do I get a Medical Certificate and what to expect during the AME examination, FAA (last updated May 14, 2026)
  5. Medical Certification, FAA (last updated October 2, 2026)
  6. Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners: classes of medical certificates, FAA (last updated June 28, 2023)
  7. FAA Order 8520.2G, Aviation Medical Examiner System (PDF, effective May 19, 2011)
  8. BasicMed, FAA (last updated June 3, 2026)

Also on BlockTime: Florida aircraft rentals · Florida flight schools. AME finder: all states · How to get your first FAA medical.

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Not medical advice. Verify with the FAA and your AME.

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