State medical board · Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · #42 of 51

Idaho

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

0.42
Rate / 1k physicians
12
Serious actions (3 yr)
9,605
Licensed physicians
#42
Of 51 ranked

The short answer

Idaho ranks #42 of 51 at 0.42 serious actions per 1,000 physicians (2021-2023).

Idaho boards reported 12 serious physician actions over 2021-2023 across 9,605 licensed physicians (0.42 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 361 federal exclusions tied to Idaho.

State verdict

According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables, Idaho ranks #42 of 51 on RATE at 0.42 per 1,000 (48% below national) and #46 on serious-action VOLUME (12 actions). California leads volume.

0.42
Serious actions / 1k physicians · 2021-2023
#42
National rate rank of 51
0.52x
Vs national average rate
361
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 ID · Idaho 0.42/1k · #42/51

RATE-TRACE · VOL-TRACE · DUAL-OFFSET · LICENSE-LED · LEIE-MID · BOARD-ID

  • RATE-TRACE Trace rate
  • VOL-TRACE Vol #46
  • DUAL-OFFSET Rate/volume offset
  • LICENSE-LED License-led
  • LEIE-MID Mid LEIE
  • BOARD-ID ID

Nearest rate peer: Louisiana (+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 361 Idaho 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 Idaho

IN · lowest0.17DC · near0.41ID · this board0.42LA · near0.43NH · near0.43NE · near0.44OH · highest1.82
Lowest/highest poles plus boards nearest Idaho on serious-action rate. Full ranked ladder: /states.
National (=1.0×)0.5×
Idaho at 0.42/1k = 0.52× the national 0.81/1k baseline (rank #42 of 51).

Idaho LEIE exclusion reasons

1. License Revocation or Sus…1602. Conviction: Program-Relat…913. Exclusion or Debarment by…294. Conviction: Patient Abuse…265. Conviction: Controlled Su…176. Conviction: Healthcare Fr…127. Entity Controlled by Sanc…118. Managed Care Default89. Fraud, Kickbacks, or Proh…310. Misdemeanor: Healthcare …2
Counts from the live HHS OIG LEIE extract for Idaho. Category labels are statutory designations, not severity grades.
0.42
serious actions per 1,000 licensed physicians (2021-2023)
Lower-rate third
-48% 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 Idaho 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.

Lower-rate enforcement band

Idaho in the lower-rate third

0.42/1k sits in the bottom third of ranked boards (#42 of 51). LEIE extract: 361 federal exclusions tied to Idaho.

Rate sits 48% below the national baseline . Complaint volume, confidential remediation, and board rules can all depress published rates.

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

Recent federal exclusions in Idaho

361 individuals and entities in Idaho 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
Tracy Lynn Hofius Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-06-18
Alex Brent Wills Physician License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Mary Ellen Bell Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20
Karen J Canfield Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-01-20
Amy K Ross Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2025-12-18
Naveed Naeem Physician License Revocation or Suspension 2025-10-20
Bethany Faith Mcclellan Individual (Unaffiliated) Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2025-07-20
Ray Lynn Carlson Physician Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2025-06-19
Dawn Lanae Homsher Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2025-06-19
Sydney L Neal Healthcare Employee Conviction: Controlled Substance 2025-05-20
Debra Sue Walthall Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2025-04-20
Scott Thomas Higgins LOCAL GOV'T Conviction: Healthcare Fraud 2025-03-20
Rebecca Williamson Individual (Unaffiliated) Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2025-01-20
Scott D Fisher Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2024-12-19
Wanda Jean Andrews Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2024-11-20

Source: HHS OIG LEIE. Showing most recent exclusions. Total excluded in Idaho: 361.

Official medical board record

Official Board
Idaho State Board of Medicine
(208) 327-7000
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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