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The purpose of a Fictitious Name Permit (FNP) is to allow a licensed physician and surgeon or podiatrist to practice under a name other than their own.

A fictitious name is an artificial name deliberately created or adopted. For example, a business may have a fictitious business name. Fictitious names may also be used when filing a lawsuit against someone whose name is unknown to the plaintiff or to conceal a person's identity.

Fictitious Name Permits (?FNP?) are not the same as Fictitious Business Names (sometimes also colloquially referred to as ?Doing-Business-As? or ?DBA?). FNPs are required by the Medical Board of California (?MBC?), whereas DBAs are required to be filed with the applicable county(ies). Each has distinct criteria.

Complete the form entitled, Application for Cancellation of a Fictitious Name Permit . The form must be signed by at least one physician who is recognized by the Board as being a current owner. Mail, email or fax the form to the information listed at the top of the application. There is no fee to cancel the permit.

Renew, change, or refile a Fictitious Business Name (FBN) Complete the Fictitious Business Name application. ... Verify that your current Business Registration Certificate is consistent with the information on the fictitious business name statement. Submit the completed Fictitious Business Name (FBN) form.

A fictitious name is any assumed name, style or designation other than the proper name of the entity using such name. The term fictitious name includes a name assumed by a general partnership.

In the case of entities, such as corporations, a fictitious business name is any name different from that used in the articles of incorporation. For a natural person, an example is when Jane Doe (legal name) starts a catering business called JD Catering (fictitious business name).