How do I find out if my doctor has a troubled history?
Check how your state medical board compares to others and search physicians in your state.
Search any Massachusetts physicianMassachusetts medical board’s ranking for serious disciplinary actions against doctors
According to Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy organization
25
th
That ranking is based on this data
- 1.02
- Rate of serious disciplinary actions per 1,000 physicians
- 36.67
- Average number of annual serious actions
How many employees work for Massachusetts medical board?
- 36,591
- Number of licensed physicians
- 69
- Total board staff
- 530.3
- Ratio of physicians to staff
How transparent is Massachusetts’s medical board? Information the board makes public:
| Publishes physician profiles | ✔ |
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| Medical education | ✔ |
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| Medicare participation | |
| Medicaid participation | ✔ |
| Languages spoken | ✔ |
| Specialty board certifications | ✔ |
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| Hospital disciplinary actions | ✔ |
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| Medical malpractice | ✔ |
Other Data Collected: Self-reported: Accepting new patients, Insurance Plans Accepted, Hospital Affiliations, honors and awards, professional publications