Malpractice Accountability

West Virginia

32 Excluded physicians
6,682 Active physicians
4.79 Per 1,000 physicians
5 Flagged by federal + state (CA/FL/NY data)

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 1128a417
Program-Related Crime 1128a16
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, SRIRAMLOO nanFelony 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, MADHU nanProgram-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
HESS, DAVID ELWOOD$19,66883553
OTELLIN, ALEXANDER VLADIMIROVICH$3,95823419
HOUDERSHELDT, RICKY L$3,06022828
JOHNSON, JOHN H$1,0155211
ROMANO, THOMAS JAMES$492227
THOMAS, WILLIAM SCOTT$279145
AGGARWAL, MADHU nan$26241
KABBARA, ZOUHAIR nan$243125
BARIT, MANUEL CORTEZ$12051
About these records

Every physician named on this page appears in an official government record — the HHS Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) or a state medical-board action — and is shown here as published by that agency. The basis for each exclusion is stated in the official record: some exclusions follow criminal convictions, others are administrative. Inclusion on this page asserts nothing beyond what the official record states, and an active provider registry entry does not confirm that a physician is currently seeing patients.

Different people can share the same name. Before drawing any conclusion about a specific individual, verify identity against the NPI number and the primary record at exclusions.oig.hhs.gov. If you believe a record shown here is inaccurate, outdated, or refers to a different person, email editor@thepublicledgers.org and we will review and correct it.

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.