Malpractice Accountability

West Virginia

32 Excluded physicians
6,559 Active physicians
4.88 Per 1,000 physicians
6 Flagged by federal + state

Why These Physicians Were Excluded

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

Exclusion type breakdown for West Virginia
Reason for ExclusionCount
Felony Controlled Substance 1128a416
Program-Related Crime 1128a17
License Revoked/Suspended 1128b44
1128b14 1128b142
Misdemeanor Fraud 1128b11
Fraud/Kickbacks 1128b71
Felony Healthcare Fraud 1128a31

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 West Virginia

FromCount
Pennsylvania4
North Carolina2
Ohio2
Virginia1
California1
New Mexico1
Kentucky1
Montana1
New York1
Colorado1

Left West Virginia

ToCount
Michigan27
Pennsylvania11
Ohio7
Virginia6
Kentucky4
North Carolina4
New York3
South Carolina2
New Jersey2
Tennessee2

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 West Virginia
PhysicianReason for ExclusionExclusion DateSpecialty
SISSON, MATHEW SFelony Controlled Substance2021-11-18GENERAL PRACTICE
OTELLIN, ALEXANDER VLADIMIROVICHFelony Controlled Substance2025-06-19PSYCHIATRY
KESARI, SRIRAMLOOFelony Controlled Substance2022-05-19GENERAL PRACTICE
SPELAR, MARC JFelony Controlled Substance2022-02-20PSYCHIATRY
ADDISON, JEFFERY FFelony Controlled Substance2020-10-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
KOSTENKO, MICHAEL MERRITTFelony Controlled Substance2018-01-18GENERAL PRACTICE
NASHERALNEAM, MUHAMMED SFelony Controlled Substance2021-01-20SURGERY
AGGARWAL, MADHUProgram-Related Crime2019-12-19GYN/OBS
GONZALEZRAMOS, FERNANDO LUISFelony Controlled Substance2014-08-20INTERNAL MEDICINE
GORDINHO, JOSE JORGEProgram-Related Crime2017-07-20NEPHROLOGY

Pharmaceutical Payments to Excluded Physicians

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

PhysicianTotalPaymentsCompanies
NASHERALNEAM, MUHAMMED S$72,72011
HOUDERSHELDT, RICKY L$5,41344535
OTELLIN, ALEXANDER VLADIMIROVICH$4,93730222
BARIT, MANUEL CORTEZ$1,5476410
JOHNSON, JOHN H$1,2946015
ROMANO, THOMAS JAMES$884518
GONZALEZRAMOS, FERNANDO LUIS$820126
AGGARWAL, MADHU$35094
THOMAS, WILLIAM SCOTT$200144
SHY, STEPHEN CRAIG$16173
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.