Malpractice Accountability
We cross-referenced federal exclusion lists with the national provider registry to find physicians barred from federal healthcare programs who may still be practicing.
Data last updated 2026-07-23
The OIG maintains a List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) — physicians convicted of patient abuse, healthcare fraud, drug felonies, and other offenses who are barred from participating in Medicare, Medicaid, and all other federal healthcare programs.
This investigation cross-references the LEIE against the CMS National Provider Registry (NPPES) to identify excluded physicians who still maintain active National Provider Identifiers — a prerequisite for billing federal programs.
An active NPI does not definitively prove a physician is currently seeing patients. However, maintaining an active NPI suggests ongoing engagement with the provider registry, and these findings warrant investigation by state medical boards and the OIG.
Key Findings
- 2,884 federally excluded physicians still maintain active National Provider Identifier (NPI) records
- 150 physicians convicted of patient abuse or neglect have active NPI records
- 207 convicted of felony healthcare fraud maintain active provider identifiers
- 732 excluded physicians (25%) migrated to a different state after exclusion
- 979 physicians are double-flagged with both federal exclusion and state board sanctions
- 1155 excluded physicians received $18,560,052 in industry payments (2019–2025)
Overrepresented Specialties
How many times more likely a physician in each specialty is to be excluded, compared to the average physician.
1.0× = average rate among all physicians. Higher = more overrepresented.
Where Excluded Physicians Move
After being excluded, some physicians move to a different state. The new state's medical board may not be aware of the federal exclusion.
Why Physicians Were Excluded
Breakdown of the federal offenses that led to exclusion.
Every physician named on this page appears in an official government record — the HHS Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) or a state medical-board action — and is shown here as published by that agency. The basis for each exclusion is stated in the official record: some exclusions follow criminal convictions, others are administrative. Inclusion on this page asserts nothing beyond what the official record states, and an active provider registry entry does not confirm that a physician is currently seeing patients.
Different people can share the same name. Before drawing any conclusion about a specific individual, verify identity against the NPI number and the primary record at exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. If you believe a record shown here is inaccurate, outdated, or refers to a different person, email editor@thepublicledgers.org and we will review and correct it.
- Do not panic. An active registry record does not confirm they are currently practicing.
- Check your state medical board's website for their current license status.
- Contact your insurance provider to ask whether this physician is currently in-network.
- You can report concerns to the OIG Hotline at 1-800-HHS-TIPS (1-800-447-8477).
- Consider speaking with another physician about your care.
Explore the Data
By State
Per-capita rates, migration patterns, and highest-priority cases for all 50 states.
Full Investigation
Methodology, data downloads, and detailed findings for researchers and journalists.
Data Explorer
Search, filter, and sort the HIGH-confidence subset (2,633 of 2,884 total excluded physicians).