420 Excluded physicians
144,003 Active physicians
2.92 Per 1,000 physicians
500 Flagged by federal + state

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

Federal exclusion types for physicians in California who still have active provider records.

Exclusion type breakdown for California
Reason for ExclusionCount
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b4224
Program-Related Crime 1128a166
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a443
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a336
Patient Abuse/Neglect 1128a227
1128b14 1128b1410
Misdemeanor Fraud 1128b15
Fraud/Kickbacks 1128b73
Federal/State Program Exclusion 1128b52
1128b3 1128b32
1128b6 1128b61
1128Aa 1128Aa1

Excluded Physicians Who Moved

After being excluded, some physicians move to a different state. The new state's medical board may not be aware of the federal exclusion.

Moved to California

FromCount
Nevada6
Colorado5
Oregon4
Arizona4
Washington3
Texas3
Minnesota2
Pennsylvania1
Tennessee1
Virginia1

Left California

ToCount
Nevada9
Washington3
Florida3
Maryland2
New York2
Texas1
Massachusetts1
Minnesota1
West Virginia1
Pennsylvania1

Highest-Priority Cases

Inclusion on this list reflects a federal exclusion record and an active NPI registry entry — it does not confirm the physician is currently seeing patients. NPIs may remain active for billing, research, teaching, or administrative purposes. Full methodology

These physicians have the most concerning combination of serious offense, recent registry activity, and cross-state movement.

Highest-priority excluded physicians in California
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
HAMPTON, WILLIAM WFelony Healthcare Fraud2012-10-18SURGERY
STREET, WENDELL MARKFelony Controlled Substance2024-04-18PAIN MANAGEMENT
OMIDI, JULIAN CFelony Healthcare Fraud2024-04-18DERMATOLOGY
PAYNE, DAVIDFelony Healthcare Fraud2024-05-20ORTHOPEDICS
VILLARROEL, MICHAEL LOUISFelony Healthcare Fraud2024-08-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
KARIMI, PARTOFelony Controlled Substance2024-11-20SURGERY
MALIKIAN, RAPHAEL TFelony Controlled Substance2024-06-20FAMILY PRACTICE
BHANDARI, BHUPINDER NProgram-Related Crime2023-06-20GENERAL PRACTICE
DRAKE, DANIELAProgram-Related Crime2024-03-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
SALERNO, EGISTOFelony Controlled Substance2021-05-20INTERNAL MEDICINE

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

Drug and medical device companies made these payments to excluded physicians in California between 2018 and 2024.

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
BIJANPOUR, KAMAL$41,589679
TEPPER, GIL$39,116157
ROSENTHAL, DAVID N$36,840829
PRYDE, JERRY JUDD$22,88511
SIAO, DONALD$19,933108670
STALEY, JENNINGS RYAN$17,381235
POSADA, JUAN ESTEBAN$15,33576359
SWANSON, CRAIG ANDREW$12,472113
BIRLEW, NICHOLAS RAYMOND$11,86866556
BHANDARI, BHUPINDER N$11,01638356
If you found your doctor on this page
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