All State Medical Boards

51 jurisdictions · 3,735 total serious actions · 1,540,294 licensed physicians (2021-2023)

Rank State Rate /1,000
#1 Ohio 1.82
#2 Wisconsin 1.49
#3 North Dakota 1.39
#4 Michigan 1.37
#5 Illinois 1.35
#6 Alabama 1.34
#7 Kentucky 1.29
#8 Washington 1.17
#9 Colorado 1.07
#10 West Virginia 1.03
#11 New York 1.02
#12 Arizona 0.97
#13 Wyoming 0.95
#14 Oregon 0.91
#15 Alaska 0.90
#16 Maine 0.88
#17 Texas 0.86
#18 Florida 0.85
#19 Virginia 0.85
#20 Vermont 0.85
#21 Arkansas 0.82
#22 Mississippi 0.80
#23 California 0.73
#24 Maryland 0.73
#25 Tennessee 0.72
#26 Missouri 0.69
#27 Oklahoma 0.69
#28 North Carolina 0.64
#29 Nevada 0.63
#30 Kansas 0.60
#31 Minnesota 0.59
#32 Iowa 0.59
#33 New Mexico 0.58
#34 South Dakota 0.57
#35 Montana 0.53
#36 Massachusetts 0.49
#37 Rhode Island 0.48
#38 Nebraska 0.44
#39 Connecticut 0.44
#40 Louisiana 0.43
#41 New Hampshire 0.43
#42 Idaho 0.42
#43 District of Columbia 0.41
#44 Utah 0.39
#45 New Jersey 0.37
#46 Hawaii 0.36
#47 South Carolina 0.34
#48 Delaware 0.31
#49 Pennsylvania 0.30
#50 Georgia 0.24
#51 Indiana 0.17

Source: Public Citizen Health Research Group (HRG (2021-2023 report)) · FSMB Physician Census 2023 · Data period: 2021-2023 Public Citizen Health Research Group (HRG (2021-2023 report)) · FSMB Physician Census 2023 · Data period: 2021-2023