How Much Does a Collaborating Physician Cost in Texas? (2026)

Texas is one of our most affordable states at $499/month — another example (like Florida) of a restricted-practice state with low fees. Texas requires prescriptive delegation protocols with chart review and regular physician meetings, but the state's very large physician supply, particularly in the major metros (Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio), competes the collaboration fee down. Practice-authority label doesn't determine price; supply does.

For the specific licensing and collaboration requirements in Texas, see our Texas collaborating physician requirements.

Within Texas' Fair Price Band, you move toward the lower end in the major metro regions where physician supply is deepest, when chart-review requirements are manageable, or when the physician has capacity for additional collaborations. You move toward the upper end in rural Texas where collaborating physicians are harder to find, when your practice involves high controlled-substance prescribing requiring intensive review, or when the physician is near capacity. Note: These figures reflect standard physician collaboration services as required by Texas law. They do not include additional clinical services — such as acting as a Schedule II prescriber of record for controlled substances — where the physician works in a direct clinical capacity for your practice. Those arrangements are priced separately and fall outside the scope of this study.

Fair Price Band = 25th–75th percentile of real signed contracts.