State medical board · Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · #34 of 51

South Dakota

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

0.57
Rate / 1k physicians
11
Serious actions (3 yr)
6,422
Licensed physicians
#34
Of 51 ranked

The short answer

South Dakota ranks #34 of 51 at 0.57 serious actions per 1,000 physicians (2021-2023).

South Dakota boards reported 11 serious physician actions over 2021-2023 across 6,422 licensed physicians (0.57 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 240 federal exclusions tied to South Dakota.

State verdict

According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables, South Dakota ranks #34 of 51 on RATE at 0.57 per 1,000 (30% below national) and #48 on serious-action VOLUME (11 actions). California leads volume.

0.57
Serious actions / 1k physicians · 2021-2023
#34
National rate rank of 51
0.70x
Vs national average rate
240
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 SD · South Dakota 0.57/1k · #34/51

RATE-LOW · VOL-TRACE · DUAL-SPLIT · CONVIC-LED · LEIE-MID · BOARD-SD

  • RATE-LOW Low rate
  • VOL-TRACE Vol #48
  • DUAL-SPLIT Rate≠volume
  • CONVIC-LED Conviction-led
  • LEIE-MID Mid LEIE
  • BOARD-SD SD

Nearest rate peer: New Mexico (+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 240 South Dakota 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 South Dakota

IN · lowest0.17SD · this board0.57NM · near0.58IA · near0.59MN · near0.59KS · near0.6OH · highest1.82
Lowest/highest poles plus boards nearest South Dakota on serious-action rate. Full ranked ladder: /states.
0×3×National (=1.0×)1×0.7×
South Dakota at 0.57/1k = 0.70× the national 0.81/1k baseline (rank #34 of 51).

South Dakota LEIE exclusion reasons

1. License Revocation or Sus…632. Conviction: Program-Relat…563. Conviction: Healthcare Fr…424. Conviction: Patient Abuse…395. Conviction: Controlled Su…176. Misdemeanor: Healthcare F…67. Fraud, Kickbacks, or Proh…68. Entity Controlled by Sanc…69. Misdemeanor: Federal or S…210. Exclusion or Debarment b…2
Counts from the live HHS OIG LEIE extract for South Dakota. Category labels are statutory designations, not severity grades.

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0.57
serious actions per 1,000 licensed physicians (2021-2023)
Middle third
-30% 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 South Dakota 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.

Heavy serious-action volume

South Dakota board standing

11 serious actions (2021-2023) put South Dakota in the densest third of ranked boards by volume. LEIE extract: 240 federal exclusions tied to South Dakota.

Mid-pack rate 0.57/1k across 6,422 physicians with top-third volume (11 actions). 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 South Dakota

240 individuals and entities in South Dakota 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
Erik Andrew Fleming Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Controlled Substance 2026-08-20
John James Mason Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2026-06-18
Mihran Panosyan Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-05-20
William James Washington Physician Conviction: Healthcare Fraud 2026-05-20
Juan Carlos Esparza Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20
Karpis Srapyan Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2026-04-20
Israel Alexander Barraza Healthcare Employee Misdemeanor: Healthcare Fraud 2026-03-19
Dawn Sioux Brave Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Healthcare Fraud 2026-03-19
Wayne Lee Muilenburg Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Controlled Substance 2026-03-19
Rachael Emma Hammrich Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2025-12-18
Jennifer Lynn Spencer Licensed Healthcare Professional Conviction: Healthcare Fraud 2025-09-18
Cindy Kay Spear Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2025-08-20
Charles Jay Adelson Licensed Healthcare Professional License Revocation or Suspension 2025-07-20
Arutyan Karkotsyan Business Owner/Executive Conviction: Program-Related Crime 2025-07-20
Eric Lee Nordstrom Healthcare Employee Conviction: Patient Abuse or Neglect 2025-05-20

Source: HHS OIG LEIE. Showing most recent exclusions. Total excluded in South Dakota: 240.

Official medical board record

Official Board
South Dakota State Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
(605) 334-8343
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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)

  • New Mexico · 0.58/1k · 19 serious actions
  • Iowa · 0.59/1k · 26 serious actions
  • Minnesota · 0.59/1k · 50 serious actions
  • Kansas · 0.60/1k · 24 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