NaProTechnology Medical Consultant (NFPMC)

By RRM Academy Reviewed by Dr. Naomi Whittaker, MD, Board-Certified OBGYN, MIGS, NFPMC, FCI Updated July 24, 2026

A NaProTechnology Medical Consultant (NFPMC) is a physician trained to interpret Creighton Model charts, run the NaProTechnology diagnostic workup, and treat the reproductive disease those charts reveal. The abbreviation is older than it looks. NFPMC stands for Natural Family Planning Medical Consultant, the certification label the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals (AAFCP) used before it renamed its process. Physicians certified under that earlier process still carry NFPMC after their names today.¹

AAFCP's current process issues two designations. FertilityCare Medical Consultant (FCMC) is the non-certified designation. Certified FertilityCare Medical Consultant (CFCMC) is the certified designation, and in practice it is the one most physicians carry. AAFCP describes the shift plainly: the old process rested on completing the Natural Family Planning Medical Consultant Course (EP1 and EP2 in Omaha) and agreeing to the Academy Code of Ethics. The current process keeps that foundation and adds a further requirement, confirming that a Certified FertilityCare Medical Consultant understands and can apply NaProTechnology in medical practice.¹

Physicians earn a separate, surgical distinction through the NaProTechnology fellowship, not through AAFCP's certification process. A physician who completes it is described as fellowship-trained, or as a former NaPro Fellow. That description names training completed. It carries no acronym, and it does not sit alongside FCMC or CFCMC as a third set of post-nominal letters. Completing the fellowship also gives a recognized route into AAFCP certification. See the fellowship for what that training covers.

The NFPMC is distinct from a FertilityCare Practitioner (FCP). The FCP teaches cycle observation and builds the chart. The NFPMC receives that chart, runs the diagnostic workup, orders cycle-timed hormone panels, interprets results, prescribes, and performs surgical intervention when indicated. The physician and the practitioner function as a team. Neither replaces the other.

The chart is the primary clinical data set in NaProTechnology care. An NFPMC working without Creighton chart data is working without the diagnostic foundation the system requires. Patients frequently search for a "NaPro doctor," a "NaPro OBGYN," or a "NaPro surgeon." All three describe this same physician role. A "NaPro surgeon" simply names one who has also completed the fellowship's surgical training.

The NFPMC role bridges FertilityCare practice and full restorative reproductive medicine evaluation. For couples seeking a full diagnostic workup grounded in cycle data, the NFPMC is the physician who carries that workup forward.

This content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult an RRM clinician or healthcare provider for guidance specific to your situation.