Discipline Disparity Ratio Lookup
Pick a state and a benchmark to compute the disparity ratio of its physician discipline rate against the national average. A ratio of 1.0 equals the baseline. Above 1.5 indicates notably elevated enforcement; above 2.0 is substantial.
The 10 States With the Highest Disparity Ratio
Each bar shows a state's serious-discipline rate as a multiple of the national baseline (0.81 per 1,000 physicians). A higher ratio reflects more active board enforcement relative to the baseline, not a higher rate of physician misconduct.
Top 10 states by disparity ratio
How the disparity ratio works
The disparity ratio is the state's serious-discipline rate per 1,000 licensed physicians divided by the chosen baseline rate. PlainDiscipline normalizes raw action counts using FSMB Physician Census 2023 totals, so each state's number is comparable. Threshold buckets follow the descriptive convention used in the Office for Civil Rights Dear Colleague guidance applied to school-discipline data, they are descriptive, not causal.
- ≥ 2.0× - substantial overrepresentation
- 1.5–2.0× - notable overrepresentation
- < 1.5× - within typical range
Source: PlainDiscipline methodology; underlying data Public Citizen HRG 2021-2023 report (2021–2023) joined to FSMB Physician Census 2023.
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