Exclusion type · HHS OIG LEIE · 1982-2016 data
Peer Review Organization Recommendation
According to the HHS Office of Inspector General LEIE extract, this statutory exclusion category is a federal debarment count by state, not a patient-safety grade or a state-board discipline rate. Excluded based on recommendation of a Peer Review Organization (PRO) / Quality Improvement Organization (QIO).
- 53
- Federal exclusions
- 0.1%
- Share of all LEIE
- #15
- Of 22 action types
- TX
- 8 rows in TX
Mid-pack statutory-label posture
Peer Review Organization Recommendation LEIE standing
53 exclusions · 0.1% corpus share · rank #15 of 22. Texas, Illinois, California account for the largest share of Peer Review Organization Recommendation rows on record.
Mid-pack posture at 0.1% corpus share (#15 of 22) with largest concentration in Texas (8 rows). Read the state table and recent rows below rather than treating volume as a patient-safety grade.
Source: HHS OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) · PlainDiscipline action-type extract · August 2026 · Methodology.
How 53 Peer Review Organization Recommendation LEIE rows split by state
Every state with a row is counted once, not just the top table below.
Peer Review Organization Recommendation by state
Top states by LEIE row count for this statutory label. Remaining states with rows are listed in the extract, not as a safety ranking.
| # | State | LEIE rows |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TexasTX | 8 |
| 2 | IllinoisIL | 4 |
| 3 | CaliforniaCA | 4 |
| 4 | North CarolinaNC | 4 |
| 5 | IowaIA | 4 |
| 6 | WashingtonWA | 3 |
| 7 | OhioOH | 2 |
| 8 | WisconsinWI | 2 |
| 9 | AlabamaAL | 2 |
| 10 | KentuckyKY | 2 |
Recent Exclusions - Peer Review Organization Recommendation
Federal HHS OIG LEIE exclusion records across licensed healthcare provider types - see the Category column for each entry's actual provider type. Separate from any individual's state medical board discipline history.
| Name | State | Category | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby C Merkle | AL | Physician | 2016-07-11 |
| Emil T Martinez | CA | Physician | 2008-07-03 |
| Bruce Stanton Hinkley | TX | Physician | 2001-11-14 |
| Ivyl William Wells | ID | Physician | 2001-11-03 |
| Jesse M Brooks | TX | Physician | 1998-06-09 |
| Alfred L Klein | LA | Physician | 1997-02-20 |
| Dean Holt | UT | Physician | 1995-03-16 |
| William A Spencer | IA | Physician | 1994-11-15 |
| William James Hanham | NC | Physician | 1994-02-23 |
| Mildred J Stevens | KS | Physician | 1993-12-29 |
| Donald Stoops | NM | OSTEOPATHY | 1993-09-14 |
| Lawrence Valin | IA | Physician | 1993-06-23 |
| James D Bowen | OR | Physician | 1993-06-08 |
| Sunil R Lahiri | CA | Physician | 1992-09-02 |
| Louis W Deinnocentes | AL | Physician | 1992-04-20 |
Read with Peer Review Organization Recommendation: How to check a provider · All exclusion types
Nationwide exclusion types with similar LEIE scale
Cross-type peers matched on federal exclusion count and national share, not the state concentration table above.
Similar exclusion count
- Misdemeanor: Controlled Substance · 67 rows · 0.1% of LEIE
- Controlling a Sanctioned Entity · 37 rows · 0% of LEIE
- Failure to Provide Items or Services · 77 rows · 0.1% of LEIE
- Breach of Settlement Agreement · 28 rows · 0% of LEIE
Source: HHS Office of Inspector General, List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) Federal exclusion data from the HHS Office of Inspector General (LEIE). This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or legal advice.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.