Published January 27, 2026 – Last reviewed January 27, 2026 By Jordan Fensterman, esq, JD, Executive Partner, Abrams Fensterman LLP Summary New York healthcare and licensed professionals who receive a notice from the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) or the Office of Professional Discipline (OPD) face serious risks to their licenses, reputations, and …
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CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, agreed he could not defend against seven charges, including gross negligence, negligence on more than one occasion, fraudulent practice, filing a false report, ordering excessive tests and treatment, failing to maintain accurate patient records, and conduct that evidences moral unfitness. The physician surrendered his license with an $80,000 …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, was found guilty by the Hearing Committee on January 19, 1999, of providing sub-standard care, ordering excessive tests, and filing false billings. The Review Board sustained the charges but overturned the Hearing Committee’s penalty and revoked the physician’s license on July 27, 1999. However, the New York State …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, did not contest charges of having been convicted in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia of aiding and abetting another person in obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and/or subterfuge, and of having been disciplined by the West Virginia State Board of Medicine. The …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, a DO, was found guilty by the Hearing Committee of having been disciplined by the Ohio State Medical Board for alcohol and/or chemical dependency and of providing false information on his osteopathic medical and surgery certificate renewal application. The physician received five years of probation effective October 26, 2010. Effective …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, a DO, did not contest charges of having been disciplined by the Maryland State Board of Physicians for multiple serious violations including fraudulently practicing medicine, inappropriately prescribing controlled substances, failing to maintain accurate patient records, allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors, and harassing or intimidating patients and health care workers. …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, previously did not contest charges in 1999 of ordering excessive tests and/or treatment and failing to maintain accurate patient records. On February 1, 2010, as a modification of the July 28, 1999 order (BPMC# 99-182), the physician agreed to never activate his registration or reapply for a license …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician assistant did not contest a charge of having practiced medicine fraudulently. The PA received censure and reprimand with three years of probation and a $5,000 fine, effective July 2, 2010. Effective Date: 07/02/2010 Type of Doctor: PA (Physician Assistant) Disposition Type: Censure and reprimand with probation (negotiated/no contest) How many …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, was found guilty of five criminal convictions in New York State Supreme Court, New York County: enterprise corruption, insurance fraud, grand larceny, offering a false instrument for filing, and falsifying a business record. The physician’s license was initially summarily suspended on July 14, 2008, and ultimately revoked with …
CASE ANALYSIS SUMMARY: The physician, an MD, did not contest charges of negligence on more than one occasion. The physician received a thirty-six-month license suspension that was stayed with thirty-six months of probation, along with requirements to complete continuing medical education and the MKSAP 15 syllabus, effective August 26, 2010. Effective Date: 08/26/2010 Type of …
