State medical board · Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 · #2 of 51
Wisconsin
According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables joined to the FSMB physician census, Wisconsin is read here by serious-action rate, national placement, and the live HHS OIG LEIE extract - not as a physician-quality grade.
- 1.49
- Rate / 1k physicians
- 144
- Serious actions (3 yr)
- 32,165
- Licensed physicians
- #2
- Of 51 ranked
The short answer
Wisconsin ranks #2 of 51 at 1.49 serious actions per 1,000 physicians (2021-2023).
Wisconsin boards reported 144 serious physician actions over 2021-2023 across 32,165 licensed physicians (1.49 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 780 federal exclusions tied to Wisconsin.
State verdict
According to the Public Citizen Health Research Group HRG 2021-2023 tables, Wisconsin ranks #2 of 51 on RATE at 1.49 per 1,000 (84% above national) and #8 on serious-action VOLUME (144 actions). California leads volume.
- 1.49
- Serious actions / 1k physicians · 2021-2023
- #2
- National rate rank of 51
- 1.84x
- Vs national average rate
- 780
- 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 WI · Wisconsin 1.49/1k · #2/51
RATE-ELITE · VOL-MEGA · DUAL-OFFSET · CONVIC-LED · LEIE-MID · BOARD-WI
- RATE-ELITE Elite rate
- VOL-MEGA Vol #8
- DUAL-OFFSET Rate/volume offset
- CONVIC-LED Conviction-led
- LEIE-MID Mid LEIE
- BOARD-WI WI
Nearest rate peer: North Dakota (-0.10/1k)
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 780 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
Wisconsin LEIE exclusion reasons
Source: HHS Office of Inspector General, List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) + Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Physician Discipline data Wisconsin 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
Wisconsin in the high-rate third
1.49 serious actions per 1,000 physicians sits in the top third of ranked boards (#2 of 51). LEIE extract: 780 federal exclusions tied to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Medical Examining Board posts serious actions at 1.84× 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 Wisconsin
780 individuals and entities in Wisconsin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Dewey Ii Dunford | Licensed Healthcare Professional | Conviction: Patient Abuse or Neglect | 2026-08-20 |
| Dan D Kanitz | Physician | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-08-20 |
| Sarah Lyn Schmidt | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-08-20 |
| Brian John Mcwilliams | Licensed Healthcare Professional | Conviction: Patient Abuse or Neglect | 2026-06-18 |
| Philip William Schanen | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-06-18 |
| Laquisha Shunta Clay | Licensed Healthcare Professional | Conviction: Controlled Substance | 2026-04-20 |
| Dezarae Hope Polinske | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-04-20 |
| Steven Michael Smokovich | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-04-20 |
| Caitlin Mary Alvey | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Amy M Hibbs | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Billy J Hill | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Samantha Marie Kucharski | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Adam Jon Meinhardt | Licensed Healthcare Professional | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Luann T Moraski | Physician | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
| Jose Antonio Jr Ortiz | Physician | License Revocation or Suspension | 2026-01-20 |
Source: HHS OIG LEIE. Showing most recent exclusions. Total excluded in Wisconsin: 780.
Official medical board record
Wisconsin Medical Examining Board publishes license and disciplinary orders for Wisconsin. File complaints via its published channel ((608) 266-2112).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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)
- North Dakota · 1.39/1k · 24 serious actions
- Michigan · 1.37/1k · 186 serious actions
- Illinois · 1.35/1k · 230 serious actions
- Alabama · 1.34/1k · 83 serious actions
Similar serious-action volume (± rate)
- Washington · 116 serious actions · 1.17/1k
- Virginia · 114 serious actions · 0.85/1k
- Michigan · 186 serious actions · 1.37/1k
- Colorado · 98 serious actions · 1.07/1k
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.
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