Malpractice Accountability

New York

276 Excluded physicians
101,918 Active physicians
2.71 Per 1,000 physicians
433 Flagged by federal + state

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

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

Exclusion type breakdown for New York
Reason for ExclusionCount
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b4102
Program-Related Crime 1128a174
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a456
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a319
Patient Abuse/Neglect 1128a212
Fraud/Kickbacks 1128b74
Federal/State Program Exclusion 1128b53
Misdemeanor Fraud 1128b13
1128b14 1128b142
1128b16 1128b161

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 New York

FromCount
New Jersey23
Pennsylvania19
Florida8
Massachusetts4
Connecticut4
Minnesota3
West Virginia3
California2
North Carolina1
Alabama1

Left New York

ToCount
New Jersey9
Florida2
Connecticut2
Massachusetts1
Alaska1
Michigan1
Texas1
Nevada1
Pennsylvania1
West Virginia1

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 New York
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
MIRZA, MUHAMMAD AFelony Healthcare Fraud2025-06-19INTERNAL MEDICINE
PADUCH, DARIUS ADAMPatient Abuse/Neglect2025-10-20UROLOGY
LARUELLE, MARCFelony Controlled Substance2024-03-20PSYCHIATRY
LOPEZ, ERNESTO MFelony Controlled Substance2020-02-20FAMILY PRACTICE
CHEEMA, MUHAMMAD AZAMFelony Healthcare Fraud2021-11-18PSYCHIATRY
ADELGLASS, HOWARDFelony Controlled Substance2023-10-19PAIN MANAGEMENT
BEJJANI, FADI JOSEPHLicense Revoked/Suspended2013-08-20GENERAL PRACTICE
MCMAHON, SCOTT FFelony Controlled Substance2022-02-20PSYCHIATRY
FREEDMAN, GORDONFelony Healthcare Fraud2024-08-20PAIN MANAGEMENT
PUNN, RAKESH KUMARPatient Abuse/Neglect2017-05-18PEDIATRICS

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

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

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
RENTROP, KLAUS PETER$9,182,6132110
CHEEMA, MUHAMMAD AZAM$211,37840119
SAYEGH, NADEM JAMIL$109,32954148
WAHBA, SAMEH$26,84132422
SMITH, JENNIFER$20,158611
DIAMOND, RICHARD MARC$16,16378467
LUPIANO, JOHN D$14,41712430
MIRZA, MUHAMMAD A$11,624169
HADI, MOHAMMED ABDULALEEM$10,56744056
NEWMAN, DAVID MICHAEL$10,39215131
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.