Malpractice Accountability

Mississippi

16 Excluded physicians
7,758 Active physicians
2.06 Per 1,000 physicians
2 Flagged by federal + state (CA/FL/NY data)

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

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

Exclusion type breakdown for Mississippi
Reason for ExclusionCount
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b46
Program-Related Crime 1128a15
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a43
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a32

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 Mississippi

FromCount
Alabama3
Florida1
North Carolina1
Pennsylvania1
Texas1

Left Mississippi

ToCount
Florida2
Alabama1
New York1
Michigan1

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 Mississippi
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
WISEMAN, BENJAMIN ERNESTLicense Revoked/Suspended2017-01-19PAIN MANAGEMENT
SULTAN, SHAHJAHAN nanFelony Healthcare Fraud2022-03-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
DIAZ, ALBERT nanFelony Healthcare Fraud2019-09-19GYN/OBS
LOEBENBERG, MICHAEL JAYFelony Controlled Substance2018-03-20GASTROENTEROLOGY
NELSON, SCOTT nanProgram-Related Crime2023-11-20FAMILY PRACTICE
OKECHUKU, THEODORE EFelony Controlled Substance2020-06-18ANESTHESIOLOGY
BROWN, NATE nanProgram-Related Crime2018-06-20GENERAL PRACTICE
SANFORD, BENJAMIN FProgram-Related Crime2022-08-18RHEUMATOLOGY
STEWART, LAWRENCE EDSELFelony Controlled Substance2017-07-20GENERAL PRACTICE
RYAN, CHARLES GLicense Revoked/Suspended2025-11-20GYN/OBS

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

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

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
SANFORD, BENJAMIN F$4,04223834
NELSON, SCOTT nan$1,200178
RYAN, CHARLES G$8863817
JACKSON, JOSEPH nan$7505216
RIGSBY, REGINALD D$414127
SULTAN, SHAHJAHAN nan$234272
JUAKALI, EBONY nan$2722
RUSSELL, KEITH PERRY$1511
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.