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Every state in the U.S. has a medical board that oversees licensing of physicians and handles consumer (patient) complaints. As a rule of thumb, I never see a physician until I've checked out their license. (It doesn't hurt to check out which medical school they went to either. . .)

It seems silly--they wouldn't be in an office taking patients if they weren't licensed, right? Wrong. Twice in the last year alone I came across doctors identified in my husband's HMO doctor directory who were, in fact, no longer licensed to practice medicine in the state of California. Both still had offices and a nurse practitioner was seeing patients while new physicians were being sought to fill the previous physicians' slots. Not cool. Maybe not even legal. I don't know. One of the doctors was someone my daughter was seeing and suddenly

Survey of Doctor Disciplinary Information on State Medical Board Web Sites

The Health Research Group (HRG), an arm of the Public Citizen group formed by Ralph Nader, conducted a survey of the 51 medical boards regulating physicians in the United States to determine the current state of Internet-accessible disciplinary information. They conducted phone interviews (using a structured questionnaire) and examined each of the websites. Based on what they found, they assigned a grade of "A," "B, "C," "D," "F," or "X." Only 1 state received an "A" -- Maryland. Read how YOUR state was rated and check out the commentary provided on how each state could improve their information dissemination efforts.

she couldn't get past the nurse practitioner to see the doctor to save her soul. I got suspicious and checked the medical licensing for the physician and was surprised to find that the doctor had chosen not to renew her license. You'd think the medical staff would tell you that when you book an appointment, wouldn't you? But, they didn't.

You never know. It can be very important to check.

Take, for instance, my personal experience with Dr. Vicki Hufnagel as I was researching female reconstructive surgery (FRS) years ago. . .

Okay. So you find the doctor you're seeing is licensed but is still a "day late and a dollar short" on their bedside manner, quality of care, and, just maybe, incredibly inept in their overall medical skills. If you believe that what your doctor has done to you is wrong, please, oh please file a complaint! The only way for us to advance the "weeding out" of those who don't deserve a medical license is for each one of us to be proactive in our selection of physicians. And, when necessary, we simply must complain to the proper authorities--instead of just walking away and whining about it.

State
Address
Phone

Alabama

Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners

848 Washington Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104

334.242.4116
334.242.4155 (fax)

Alaska

Alaska State Medical Board
333 Willoughby Ave., 9th Floor
Juneau, AK 99801
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811

907.269.8163
907.465.2541
907.465.2974 (fax)

Arizona

Arizona Board of Medical Examiners
9545 E. Doubletree Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

480.551.2700
877.255.2212 (toll free within AZ)

Arkansas

Arkansas State Medical Board
2100 Riverfront Drive, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72202

501.296.1802
501.296.1805 (fax

California

Medical Board of California
1426 Howe Ave., Suite 54
Sacramento, CA 95825

916.263.2382
916.263.2487 (fax)

Colorado

Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners
1560 Broadway, Suite 1300
Denver, CO 80202-5140

303.894.7690
303.894.7692 (fax)

Connecticut

Connecticut Department of Public Health/Physician Licensure Department
Physician Licensure
410 Capitol Ave.
Initial MS#12APP
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

860.509.7603
860.509.8457 (fax)

Delaware
(charges $10 and requires written request)

Delaware Board of Medical Practice
Cannon Bldg., Suite 203
P.O. Box 1401
Dover, DE 19904

302.739.4522
302.739.2711 (fax)

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Board of Medicine
825 N. Capital St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

202.442.9200
202.442.9431 (fax)

Florida

Florida Department of Health
4042 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32337

850.488.0595
850.922.3040 (fax)

Georgia

Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
166 Pryor St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-3465

404.656.3913
404.656.9723 (fax)

Hawaii

 

Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners
1010 Richard St.
Honolulu, HI 96801
P.O. Box 96813
Honolulu, HI 96813

808.586.3000

Idaho

Idaho State Board of Medicine
280 N. 8th St., Suite 202
State House Mall
Boise, ID 83720-0058

208.334.2822
208.334.2801 (fax)

Illinois

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington St., 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786

217.785.0800
217.782.7645 (fax)

Indiana

Indiana Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington St., Room 41
Indianapolis. IN 46204

317.232.2960
317.233.4236 (fax)

Iowa

Iowa Board of Medical Examiners
400 SW 8th Street, Suite C
Des Moines, IA 50309

515.281.5171
515.242.5908 (fax)

Kansas

Kansas State Board of Healing Arts
235 S. Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, KS 66603-3068

785.296.7413
785.296.0852 (fax)

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Hurstbourne Office Park
310 Whittington Pkwy., Suite 1-B
Louisville, KY 40222

502.429.8046
502.429.9923 (fax)

Louisiana

 

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
630 Camp St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
P.O. Box 30250
New Orleans, LA 70190-0250

504.568.6820
504. 599-0503 (fax)

Maine

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
137 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

207.287.3601

Maryland

Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
4210 Patterson Ave.
P.O. Box 2571
Baltimore, MD 21215-0002

410.764.4777
800.492.6836
410.352.2252 (fax)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
10 West St.
Boston, MA 02111

617.727.3086
617.451.9568

Michigan

Michigan Board of Medicine
611 W. Ottawa, First Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
P.O. Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909

517.335.0918
517.373.2179 (fax)

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
2829 University Ave., S.E., Suite 400
Minneapolis, MN 55414-3246

612.617.2130
612.617.2166 (fax)

Mississippi

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
1867 Crane Ridge Drive , Suite 200-B
Jackson, MS 39216

601.987.3079
601.987.4159 (fax)

Missouri

Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
3605 Missouri Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
P.O. Box 4
Jefferson City, MO 65102

573.751.0098
573.571.3166 (fax)

Montana

Montana Board of Medical Examiners
301 South Park, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513

406.444.4284
406.444.1667 (fax)

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986

402.471.2115
402.471.3577 (fax)

Nevada

Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners
1105 Terminal Way, Suite 301
Reno, NV 89502
P.O. Box 7238
Reno, NV 89510

702.688.2559
702.688.2321 (fax)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Medicine
2 Industrial Park Drive, Suite 8
Concord, NH 03301-8520

603.271.1203
603.271.6702 (fax)

New Jersey

New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
140 E. Front St., 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608

609.826.7100
609.984.3930 (fax)

New Mexico

New Mexico State Board of Medical Examiners
2nd Floor, Lamy Bldg.
491 Old Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe, NM 87501

505.827.5022
505.827.7377 (fax)

New York

New York State Board for Medicine
Cultural Education Center, #3023
Albany, NY 12230

518.474.3841
518.486.4846 (fax)

North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners 1201 Front St., Suite 100
P. O. Box 20007

Raleigh, NC 27609

919.326.1100
800.253.9653 (toll free within NC)
919.326.1131 (fax)

North Dakota

North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners
City Center Plaza
418 E. Broadway Ave., Suite 12
Bismark, ND 58501

701.328.6500
701.328.6505 (fax)

Ohio

State Medical Board of Ohio
77 S. High St., 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0315

614.466.3934
614.728.5946 (fax)

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
5104 N. Francis, Suite C
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
-6020

405.848.6841
800.381.4519 (toll free)
405.848.8240 (fax)

Oregon

Oregon Board of Medical Examiners
1500 S. W. First Ave., Suite 620
Portland, OR 97201

503.229.5770
877.254.6263 (toll free within OR)
503.229.6543 (fax)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine
124 Pine St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101

717.787.8503
717.787.7769 (fax)

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Cannon Bldg., Room 205
3 Capitol Hill
Providence. RI 02908-5097

401.222.3855
401.222.2158 (fax)

South Carolina

South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202
P.O. Box 11289
Columbia, SC 29211-1289

803.896.4500
803.896.4515 (fax)

South Dakota

 

South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
1323 S. Minnesota Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

605.334.8343
605.336.0270 (fax)

Tennessee

Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
1st Floor Cordell Hull Bldg.
425 5th Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37247-1010

615.741.3111
615.741.2491 (fax)

Texas

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
333 Guadeloupe, Tower 3, Suite 610
P.O. Box 2018
Austin, TX 78701

800.248.4062
512.463.9416 (fax)

Utah

Utah Department of Commerce/Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Heber Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 E. 300 South
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741

801.530.6628
801.530.6511 (fax)

Vermont

Vermont Board of Medical Practice
109 State St.
Monpelier, VT 05609-1106

802.828.2673
802.828.5450 (fax)

Virginia

Virginia Board of Medicine
6606 W. Broad St., 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1717

804.662.7636
804.662.9943(fax)

Washington

Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission
Medical Quality Assurance Commission
P. O. Box 47866
1300 Quince Street SE
Olympia, WA 98504-7866

360.236.4800
360.586.4573(fax)

West Virginia

West Virginia Board of Medicine
101 Dee Drive
Charleston, WV 25311

304.558.2921
304.558.2084 (fax)

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
Dept. of Regulation and Licensing
1400 E. Washington Ave., Room 178
P.O. Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708-8935

608.266.1188
608.261.7083 (fax)

Wyoming

Wyoming Board of Medicine
211 W. 19th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002

307.778.7053
800.438.5784 (toll free)
307.778.2069 (fax)

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