State medical board · Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · #6 of 51

Alabama

According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables joined to the FSMB physician census, Alabama is read here by serious-action rate, national placement, and the live HHS OIG LEIE extract - not as a physician-quality grade.

1.34
Rate / 1k physicians
83
Serious actions (3 yr)
20,591
Licensed physicians
#6
Of 51 ranked

The short answer

Alabama ranks #6 of 51 at 1.34 serious actions per 1,000 physicians (2021-2023).

Alabama boards reported 83 serious physician actions over 2021-2023 across 20,591 licensed physicians (1.34 per 1,000; national average 0.81). Public Citizen HRG rates measure enforcement intensity, not misconduct prevalence. The live HHS OIG LEIE extract currently lists 1,873 federal exclusions tied to Alabama.

State verdict

According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables, Alabama ranks #6 of 51 on RATE at 1.34 per 1,000 (65% above national) and #14 on serious-action VOLUME (83 actions). California leads volume.

1.34
Serious actions / 1k physicians · 2021-2023
#6
National rate rank of 51
1.65x
Vs national average rate
1,873
Federal LEIE exclusions in-state

Rates are annual averages of serious public board actions (2021-2023) over licensed physicians; LEIE exclusions are the live federal extract as of August 2026. Higher rates describe board enforcement intensity, not prevalence of misconduct.

Board docket plate

Board AL · Alabama 1.34/1k · #6/51

RATE-ELITE · VOL-HIGH · DUAL-SPLIT · LICENSE-LED · LEIE-DENSE · BOARD-AL

  • RATE-ELITE Elite rate
  • VOL-HIGH Vol #14
  • DUAL-SPLIT Rate≠volume
  • LICENSE-LED License-led
  • LEIE-DENSE Dense LEIE
  • BOARD-AL AL

Nearest rate peer: Illinois (+0.01/1k)

Instrument codes from this board’s Public Citizen HRG rate, serious-action volume dual, LEIE authority family, federal-exclusion density, and jurisdiction code - not a physician-quality grade.

How 1,873 Alabama LEIE rows split by authority family

Exclusive family rollup of HHS OIG LEIE statutory headings for this state, not the raw top-N category ChartBar below.

Rate neighbourhood around Alabama

IN · lowest0.17KY · near1.29AL · this board1.34IL · near1.35MI · near1.37ND · near1.39OH · highest1.82
Lowest/highest poles plus boards nearest Alabama on serious-action rate. Full ranked ladder: /states.
0×3×National (=1.0×)1×1.7×
Alabama at 1.34/1k = 1.65× the national 0.81/1k baseline (rank #6 of 51).

Alabama LEIE exclusion reasons

1. License Revocation or Sus…12172. Conviction: Program-Relat…2903. Conviction: Healthcare Fr…1314. Conviction: Patient Abuse…1035. Conviction: Controlled Su…576. Misdemeanor: Healthcare F…177. Managed Care Default178. Entity Controlled by Sanc…169. Fraud, Kickbacks, or Proh…1010. Misdemeanor: Federal or …8
Counts from the live HHS OIG LEIE extract for Alabama. Category labels are statutory designations, not severity grades.

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1.34
serious actions per 1,000 licensed physicians (2021-2023)
Higher-rate third
+65% vs national avg
Public Record Notice: This data is sourced from state medical board public records via Public Citizen Health Research Group and FSMB. Disciplinary data reflects aggregate statistics and does not include individual physician information. Always verify current license status directly with the state medical board before making healthcare decisions.

Source: HHS Office of Inspector General, List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) + Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Physician Discipline data Alabama physician disciplinary actions (2021-2023) + active OIG LEIE exclusions · 2024 OIG LEIE updated monthly; FSMB Physician Data Center publishes the consolidated state board action data. Disciplinary action rates normalize against active physician licensee counts at the state level.

High-rate enforcement band

Alabama in the high-rate third

1.34 serious actions per 1,000 physicians sits in the top third of ranked boards (#6 of 51). LEIE extract: 1,873 federal exclusions tied to Alabama.

Alabama Board of Medical Examiners posts serious actions at 1.65× the national 0.81/1k baseline . Higher rates describe enforcement intensity, not misconduct prevalence.

Sources: Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · FSMB physician census · HHS OIG LEIE. Informational only. Methodology.

Recent federal exclusions in Alabama

1,873 individuals and entities in Alabama are currently excluded from Medicare, Medicaid, and all federal healthcare programs by the HHS Office of Inspector General. Category totals sit in the ChartBar above; this table is the live row sample.

Name Category Exclusion Type Date
Whitney Michelle Davidson Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
Rachel Corbin Hicks Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
Jared Grant Riddle Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-08-20
Susan K Holder Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-07-20
Express Healthcare, INC Durable Medical Equipment Conviction: Program-Related Crime (Alt) 2026-06-19
Mary Hayes Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Healthcare Fraud 2026-06-18
Kendra Ryanne Mcduffa Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Catherine Nell Nethery Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Carolyn Elaine Edwards Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-05-20
Haiying Liu Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-05-20
Nicco C Romanowski Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-05-20
Terry Alan Jr Bleistein Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20
Tara Nicole Helm Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-04-20
Ryan Patrick Mailly Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20
Keith Robert Strotz Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20

Source: HHS OIG LEIE. Showing most recent exclusions. Total excluded in Alabama: 1,873.

Official medical board record

Official Board
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
(334) 242-4116
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Nationwide states with similar board discipline profiles

Cross-state peers matched on Public Citizen serious-action rate and volume, not the sequential rank browse.

Similar serious-action rate (per 1,000 physicians)

Similar serious-action volume (± rate)

Data currency: Physician disciplinary actions compiled from Federation of State Medical Boards records, reflecting data through 2023, last refreshed May 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

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According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, the Federation of State Medical Boards, and the HHS Office of Inspector General, serious board-action rates and federal exclusions are published in fixed reporting windows. Every figure on PlainDiscipline is rebuilt from those Public Citizen / FSMB board-rate tables and the OIG LEIE extract; no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on public regulatory source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. Data current as of August 2026.

Source set
Public Citizen · FSMB · HHS OIG
Data status
Current as of August 2026
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Board rates and LEIE exclusions are published regulatory counts for a fixed reporting window - not physician-quality rankings, medical advice, licensing recommendations, or real-time board-case status. Data changelog