eat right ™. Commission on Dietetic Registration the credentia ling agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Billing and Due Dates

Early June

Fee notices sent

August 31

$70 RD fee payment due
$60 DTR fee payment due

Late Fee Schedule

September 1 to October 31 
$25 late fee
    RDs: $95 / DTRs: $85 total due

November 1 to December 31 
$50 late fee
    RDs: $120 / DTRs: $110 total due

January 1 to March 31* 
$200 late fee; $260 total due
    RDs: $270 / DTRs: $260 total due

How to Pay

Fees can be paid online, by mail, or by contacting CDR. Resources related to making your payment can be found below.

• MyCDR Login
• Chat with CDR
• Digital Credential Verification (ID Card)

New RDs and DTRs

Newly credentialed practitioners receive their fee notice via email approximately 72 hours after passing the examination. After this email is received, the fee can be paid by signing into the MyCDR page, or by contacting CDR. Practitioners cannot be verified nor will they recieve a digital credential invitation until their initial fee payment is received. 

After 60 days 

$25 late fee: RDs $95 / DTRs $85 total due 

After 240 days 

Registered status will be terminated 

Termination of Registration

*If payment of $270 for RDs or $260 for DTRs is not received by March 31, registered status is terminated.

All former RDs and DTRs who are dropped for non-payment (beginning in 2015), have two options to regain registered status:

• Successfully complete the Registration Examination for Dietitians or Dietetic Technicians
• Pay a $200 late fee for each year that registered status was terminated, and all past registration maintenance fees, as long as all recertification requirements are up-to-date and verified by CDR.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Former RDs who do not have a graduate degree must apply for reauthorization to take the registration examination for dietitians on or before December 31, 2023 to be exempt from the graduate degree requirement. RDs who apply for reauthorization to take the registration examination for dietitians on or after January 1, 2024 must have completed a graduate degree granted by a US regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent.

Voluntary Termination

If you want to drop your registered status, you will need to notify CDR in writing (cdr@eatright.org or 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190 Chicago, IL 60606 ). Please include your CDR identification number and reason for dropping your credential, e.g.,

• Retired
• Not Currently Practicing
• Employer Does Not Require Credential
• Formerly a DTR, became an RD
• Other