Malpractice Accountability

Minnesota

8 Excluded physicians
23,773 Active physicians
0.34 Per 1,000 physicians
1 Flagged by federal + state

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

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

Exclusion type breakdown for Minnesota
Reason for ExclusionCount
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b45
Federal/State Program Exclusion 1128b51
Patient Abuse/Neglect 1128a21
Program-Related Crime 1128a11

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 Minnesota

FromCount
California1
Alabama1
Illinois1

Left Minnesota

ToCount
New York3
Illinois3
California2
Michigan2
Texas1
Nevada1
North Dakota1
North Carolina1

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 Minnesota
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
EAKES, MARK WENDELLLicense Revoked/Suspended2024-11-20FAMILY PRACTICE
POLUKHIN, ELENA LProgram-Related Crime2017-07-20GENERAL PRACTICE
MEANY, GAVIN PATRICKPatient Abuse/Neglect2021-11-18FAMILY PRACTICE
WASEMILLER, JAMES PLicense Revoked/Suspended2013-01-20SURGERY
BEALL, JOHN ALicense Revoked/Suspended2008-12-18FAMILY PRACTICE
COOK, RENEELicense Revoked/Suspended2015-02-19PSYCHIATRY
EVERETT, SPAULDING FFederal/State Program Exclusion2017-07-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
STRAUGHAN, CAROL JLicense Revoked/Suspended2010-04-20GENERAL PRACTICE

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

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

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
MEANY, GAVIN PATRICK$160124
POLUKHIN, ELENA L$9911
EAKES, MARK WENDELL$1111
If you found your doctor on this page
  1. An active registry record does not confirm they are currently practicing.
  2. Check your state medical board for their current license status.
  3. Report concerns to the OIG Hotline: 1-800-HHS-TIPS.