All State Medical Boards

51 jurisdictions · 13,841 total serious actions · 1,357,810 licensed physicians (2021-2023)

Rank State Rate /1,000
#1 Alaska 23.18
#2 Kentucky 20.51
#3 Wyoming 20.38
#4 Oklahoma 17.60
#5 Rhode Island 16.60
#6 New Mexico 15.54
#7 West Virginia 15.33
#8 Maine 14.74
#9 Mississippi 14.39
#10 Nevada 14.11
#11 Hawaii 13.97
#12 North Dakota 13.38
#13 Montana 13.35
#14 Louisiana 13.19
#15 South Dakota 13.03
#16 Alabama 12.83
#17 Idaho 12.79
#18 Oregon 12.30
#19 Colorado 12.14
#20 New Hampshire 11.88
#21 Tennessee 11.69
#22 Nebraska 11.64
#23 South Carolina 11.49
#24 Arkansas 11.27
#25 Kansas 11.19
#26 Arizona 11.09
#27 Missouri 10.96
#28 Utah 10.89
#29 Georgia 10.77
#30 Washington 10.72
#31 Connecticut 10.49
#32 California 10.36
#33 Iowa 10.12
#34 Florida 10.08
#35 Delaware 9.94
#36 Michigan 9.89
#37 Indiana 9.80
#38 North Carolina 9.75
#39 Texas 9.72
#40 Pennsylvania 9.54
#41 Minnesota 9.38
#42 Ohio 9.17
#43 New York 9.08
#44 Virginia 8.87
#45 Vermont 8.63
#46 Illinois 8.45
#47 Wisconsin 8.13
#48 Massachusetts 8.02
#49 Maryland 7.41
#50 New Jersey 7.34
#51 District of Columbia 5.81

Source: Public Citizen Health Research Group (HRG #2235) · FSMB Physician Census 2023 · Data period: 2021-2023 Public Citizen Health Research Group (HRG #2235) · FSMB Physician Census 2023 · Data period: 2021-2023