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In Indiana,
there were disciplinary actions reported against 281
doctors including 45 who were disciplined for substance abuse, 16 for misprescribing or
overprescribing drugs, 8 for sexual abuse of or sexual misconduct with a patient, 7 for
substandard care, incompetence or negligence and 30 who were convicted of a crime. |
This web
site provides aggregate national and state data on doctor discipline. Names of those
doctors and their offenses are NOT included on the site. Web sites
with such information need to be frequently updated and we cannot do this because of
limited staff and resources available to continually monitor the information that we
receive from the 51 MD and 14 DO licensing boards and the federal government. This
website does provide direct links to the web sites of
those boards that have information available on the internet.
Detailed information on specific doctors who have been
disciplined is included in the book which can be purchased in
regional editions for $20. The book includes disciplinary actions taken against
doctors from 1990 through December 1999. |
The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana sent newsletters covering 1990
that provide the physician's name, degree, license number, address, and the date and type
of action taken. Some court orders were also included. Information was not provided about
the specific violation committed by a disciplined physician. Beginning in June 1990 the
Board started sending copies of the accompanying disciplinary orders which provide further
details on the actions reported in the newsletter. These include information through
December 1998. The orders also contain information on modifications and terminations of
board orders and on court decisions affecting board orders. The Board was not able to send
1999 orders to meet our deadline, but sent sheets listing that an action had been taken
although the action was often not identified.
The information provided covers disciplinary actions taken against allopathic
physicians (MDs) and osteopathic physicians (DOs).
Besides disciplinary actions taken by the State Medical Board, this listing also
includes actions taken by the Medicare/Medicaid programs, the FDA, and the DEA against
physicians located in this state. Disciplinary actions taken by other states against
physicians located in Indiana or that match a physician disciplined by Indiana are also
included.
 Indiana
Board Internet Address: http://www.ai.org/hpb This state has a web site which we have graded B on
a scale of A (best) to X (worst) as part of our February 2000 Survey of Doctor Disciplinary Information on State
Medical Board Web Sites. This grade is a measure of the completeness of the
information on disciplined doctors. Those state licensing boards with web sites make
independent choices about the type of information to be included on their site and how
often it is updated. |
The tables below summarize the data Public Citizen received from Indiana.
Table 1. Disciplinary Actions Against MDs and DOs 1990 through 1999* |
Action |
Number |
Percent** |
| Revocation |
38 |
6.8% |
Surrender |
36 |
6.5% |
Suspension |
62 |
11.2% |
Probation |
137 |
24.6% |
Practice Restriction |
35 |
6.3% |
Action Taken Against Controlled Substance
License |
22 |
4.0% |
Other Actions |
226 |
40.6% |
Total Actions |
556 |
100.0% |
* This table lists only the two most serious disciplinary actions taken
against a physician.
** Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.
Table 2. Offenses for which MDs and DOs were Disciplined 1990 through 1999* |
Offense |
Number |
Percent |
| Criminal Conviction |
32 |
9.9% |
Sexual Abuse of or Sexual Misconduct with a Patient |
11 |
3.4% |
Substandard Care, Incompetence or Negligence |
7 |
2.2% |
Misprescribing or Overprescribing Drugs |
21 |
6.5% |
Substance Abuse |
71 |
22.0% |
Disciplinary Action Taken Against License by Another
State or Agency |
102 |
31.6% |
Other Offenses |
79 |
24.5% |
Total Records With Offense Listed |
323 |
100.0% |
* Includes only those actions for which an offense was listed and for
which we had a corresponding term in our database.
Table 3. Disciplinary Actions Taken for Sexual Abuse of or Sexual
Misconduct with a Patient |
Action |
Number |
Percent |
| Revocation |
1 |
6.3% |
Surrender |
1 |
6.3% |
Suspension |
3 |
18.8% |
Emergency Suspension |
4 |
25.0% |
Probation |
4 |
25.0% |
Other Actions |
3 |
18.8% |
Total Actions |
16 |
100.0% |
Table 4. Disciplinary Actions Taken for Substandard Care, Incompetence or
Negligence |
Action |
Number |
Percent |
Surrender |
1 |
9.10% |
Emergency Suspension |
2 |
18.2% |
Probation |
3 |
27.3% |
Practice Restriction |
2 |
18.2% |
Other Actions |
3 |
27.3% |
Total Actions |
11 |
100.0% |
Table 5. Disciplinary Actions Taken for Criminal Conviction |
Action |
Number |
Percent |
| Revocation |
7 |
14.0% |
Surrender |
3 |
6.0% |
Suspension |
10 |
20.0% |
Emergency Suspension |
3 |
6.0% |
Probation |
13 |
26.0% |
Fine |
3 |
6.0% |
Other Actions |
11 |
22.0% |
Total Actions |
50 |
100.0% |
Table 6. Disciplinary Actions Taken for Misprescribing or Overprescribing
Drugs |
Action |
Number |
Percent |
| Revocation |
3 |
9.4% |
Revocation, Surrender, or Suspension of
Controlled Substance License |
2 |
6.3% |
Emergency Suspension |
8 |
25.0% |
Probation |
5 |
15.6% |
Restriction of Controlled Substance License
|
3 |
9.4% |
Other Actions |
11 |
34.4% |
Total Actions |
32 |
100.0% |
Table 7. Disciplinary Actions Taken for Substance Abuse |
Action |
Number |
Percent |
| Revocation |
2 |
1.8% |
Surrender |
2 |
1.8% |
Suspension |
15 |
13.3% |
Emergency Suspension |
21 |
18.6% |
Probation |
31 |
27.4% |
Restriction of Controlled Substance License
|
7 |
6.2% |
Fine |
1 |
0.9% |
Required to Enter an Impaired Physician
Program or Substance Abuse Treatment |
5 |
4.4% |
Other Actions |
29 |
25.7% |
Total Actions |
113 |
100.0% |
Address
Indiana Health Professions Bureau
Laura Langford, RN, Executive Director
402 West Washington St. Rm. 041
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2960
Internet Address: http://www.ai.org/hpb |
INDIANA