State medical board · Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · #31 of 51

Minnesota

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

0.59
Rate / 1k physicians
50
Serious actions (3 yr)
28,083
Licensed physicians
#31
Of 51 ranked

The short answer

Minnesota ranks #31 of 51 at 0.59 serious actions per 1,000 physicians (2021-2023).

Minnesota boards reported 50 serious physician actions over 2021-2023 across 28,083 licensed physicians (0.59 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 1,408 federal exclusions tied to Minnesota.

State verdict

According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables, Minnesota ranks #31 of 51 on RATE at 0.59 per 1,000 (27% below national) and #23 on serious-action VOLUME (50 actions). California leads volume.

0.59
Serious actions / 1k physicians · 2021-2023
#31
National rate rank of 51
0.73x
Vs national average rate
1,408
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 MN · Minnesota 0.59/1k · #31/51

RATE-LOW · VOL-MID · DUAL-SPLIT · CONVIC-LED · LEIE-DENSE · BOARD-MN

  • RATE-LOW Low rate
  • VOL-MID Vol #23
  • DUAL-SPLIT Rate≠volume
  • CONVIC-LED Conviction-led
  • LEIE-DENSE Dense LEIE
  • BOARD-MN MN

Nearest rate peer: Iowa (+0.00/1k)

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 1,408 Minnesota 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 Minnesota

IN · lowest0.17SD · near0.57NM · near0.58MN · this board0.59IA · near0.59KS · near0.6OH · highest1.82
Lowest/highest poles plus boards nearest Minnesota on serious-action rate. Full ranked ladder: /states.
0×3×National (=1.0×)1×0.7×
Minnesota at 0.59/1k = 0.73× the national 0.81/1k baseline (rank #31 of 51).

Minnesota LEIE exclusion reasons

1. Conviction: Program-Relat…6622. License Revocation or Sus…4423. Exclusion or Debarment by…854. Conviction: Patient Abuse…805. Conviction: Healthcare Fr…536. Conviction: Controlled Su…267. Managed Care Default208. Entity Controlled by Sanc…179. Misdemeanor: Healthcare F…910. Fraud, Kickbacks, or Pro…7
Counts from the live HHS OIG LEIE extract for Minnesota. Category labels are statutory designations, not severity grades.

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0.59
serious actions per 1,000 licensed physicians (2021-2023)
Middle third
-27% 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 Minnesota 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.

Mid-pack board posture

Minnesota board standing

0.59/1k across 28,083 licensed physicians (#31 of 51). LEIE extract: 1,408 federal exclusions tied to Minnesota.

Mid-pack rate 0.59/1k across 28,083 physicians . Public Citizen HRG rates measure board intensity, not care quality.

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

Recent federal exclusions in Minnesota

1,408 individuals and entities in Minnesota 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
Muna Ahmed Abdi Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-08-20
Taylor Marie Christian Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-08-20
Ayan Yusuf Elmi Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-08-20
Jessica Mary Muellner Individual (Unaffiliated) Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-08-20
Christopher Randal Palmer Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
Amy Elizabeth Quinn Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
Jillian Rae Riley Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
William R Schutt Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-08-20
Julius Delaney Williams Healthcare Employee Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-07-20
Sara Erin Etter Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Jessica L Friday Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Controlled Substance 2026-06-18
Sara Leigh Karbo Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Charles Omato Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-06-18
Shana Shariff Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Steven Carl Spoolman Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-06-18

Source: HHS OIG LEIE. Showing most recent exclusions. Total excluded in Minnesota: 1,408.

Official medical board record

Official Board
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice
(612) 617-2130
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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)

  • Iowa · 0.59/1k · 26 serious actions
  • New Mexico · 0.58/1k · 19 serious actions
  • Kansas · 0.60/1k · 24 serious actions
  • South Dakota · 0.57/1k · 11 serious actions

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
Correction context
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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