Physician disciplinary actions: NPDB public access is limited

In August 2023, Public Citizen, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit consumer advocacy group, published the report, “Ranking of the Rate of State Medical Boards’ Serious Disciplinary Actions, 2019-2021.” The National Practitioner Data Bank, tallies information about disciplinary actions against physician misconduct. But specific details are not open to the public. Report coauthor Robert E. Oshel, PhD, discusses who can access the data.