Doctors with Government Actions

Story: Drug Firms Say They'll Take Closer Look at Doctors They Pay

ProPublica identified 292 doctors who had been sanctioned or warned by regulators who also were paid by pharmaceutical companies.

To create this list we used our Dollars for Docs database, a compilation of the 17,700 speakers and consultants for eight major drug companies. We matched those names against lists of sanctioned physicians in the 30 most populous states and warning letters issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

We reviewed each case, summarized the findings and uploaded the underlying documents so they can be searched on our website.

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Name	Location of Payments	Government Action	Total Payment	PFE	MRK	GSK	ELI	CEPH	JNJ	AZN
Gerald M. Sacks	Calif.	Citation and fine	$274,822	$150,097			$115,025	$4,800	$4,900
James McMillen	Pa.	Warning from FDA	$249,390				$94,212	$146,000	$9,178
Karin Hastik	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$196,934			$37,750	$118,984			$40,200
Steven Brooks	Fla.	Fine, required class. License surrender	$178,250			$178,250
Lauro Amezcua-Patino	Ariz.	Advisory letter	$160,499				$135,574		$2,125	$22,800
Tulio R. Ortega	N.Y.	Stayed suspension with terms, conditions and restrictions. Two years probation, fine	$144,548				$133,748			$10,800
John Tapp	Ky.	Fine. Practice restrictions	$142,794			$9,425	$114,519			$18,850
Zale P. Bernstein	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand	$142,150			$2,500		$139,650
Anthony Gentile	Pa.	Consent agreement and order	$139,681		$8,525	$14,300	$116,856
Willa Hsueh	Texas	Warning from FDA	$123,975		$10,350	$113,625
Joseph M. Ripperger	Okla.	Reprimand, two years probation	$118,936				$118,936
Allen Bott	Calif.	Citation, fine	$117,618			$16,550	$101,068
Henry Harris Dohn	Fla.	Fine, required class	$116,314				$116,314
Jeffrey Barkin	Maine	Conditions attached to license. Five years probation, fine. Three years probation with terms and conditions, fine	$116,208				$97,308			$18,900
Keshavpal Reddy	N.C.	Reprimand, limitations	$116,206			$15,000	$69,086		$3,590	$28,530
David J. Smith	Mich.	Two years probation and fine	$111,516				$109,716			$1,800
Andrew Eisenberg	Fla.	Fine, required classes. Fine, letter of concern, community service	$105,020			$105,020
Mitchell Simons	Ohio	Permanent restrictions on license, including chaperone. Restrictions on license, including chaperone	$98,533	$3,061			$95,472
Jeffrey R. Unger	Calif.	License revoked. Two years probation with various terms and conditions	$98,034				$98,034
Dhiren Patel	Texas	Public reprimand, fine	$96,229				$96,229
Derek Ott	Calif.	Public reprimand	$94,018			$48,000	$37,818			$8,200
W. David Leak	Ohio	License revoked [UNDER APPEAL]	$91,100				$91,100
Marin Hristo Kollef	Mo.	Warning from FDA	$89,053	$86,553	$2,500
Roy Harris	Ohio	Suspension with conditions for reinstatement, three years probation, required classes, reports to board [UNDER APPEAL]	$87,733		$2,725		$85,008
Ronald Bukowski	Ohio	Warning from FDA	$87,213	$82,057		$5,156
John M. Talmadge	Texas	Fine, restrictions	$84,133				$84,133
Gary C. Patton	Ky.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$79,721				$79,721
Eric Orzeck	Texas	Fine. Preceptorship	$77,880			$62,700	$15,180
Chris Rhoades	Ohio	Suspended for at least 180 days, with conditions for reinstatement	$76,757				$76,757
Philip A. Mongelluzzo, Jr.	Conn.	Fine	$74,248	$3,498				$70,750
Ronald W. Rosenberg	Mich.	One year probation. Reprimand	$69,874				$69,874
George Zlupko	Pa.	Civil penalty	$66,918	$5,018		$61,900
Gilbert Al Masterson	Mich.	Reprimand. Reprimand, fine	$63,975				$63,975
Byron D. Jones	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$63,681				$23,564	$38,150	$1,967
Dale J. Giolas	Ill.	Reprimand	$62,955			$34,000	$28,955
Robert E. Morrow	Pa.	Suspension, three years probation. Three years probation, reprimand	$62,804	$3,388			$39,416			$20,000
Nicholas Scotto	Md.	Four years probation, reprimand. Probation	$57,007	$2,232			$26,275			$28,500
Brian D. Loftus	Texas	Independent forensic evaluation, complete boundaries course, chaperone with female patients, required classes, fine	$55,803		$4,300		$51,503
Donald Ostergard	Calif.	Public reprimand	$55,500			$55,500
Max Kinnaman, Jr.	Ky.	Letter of Concern. Reprimand	$54,033						$11,483	$42,550
Harry D. Verby	Calif.	Public reprimand	$50,450			$44,000	$6,450
Javier Perez-Fernandez	Fla.	Fine, required class, letter of concern	$49,767	$9,767		$40,000
Michael Karagiozis	Nev.	Letter of concern, fine, required classes	$49,000			$49,000
Charles D. O'Shaughnessy	Ohio	Warning from FDA	$46,922				$46,922
Larry M. Neuman	N.Y.	Suspension, five years probation, fine, community service	$46,603			$16,500	$25,403			$4,700
Glen Van Loon	Ky.	Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$46,251			$46,251
Igor Matwijiw	Texas	Required classes	$43,588		$2,025		$41,563
Nir Y. Lorant	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions. License revoked	$43,514	$2,305			$38,609			$2,600
Jorge C. Zamora-Quezada	Texas	Public reprimand, monitoring, audit of billing practices, required classes, fine	$43,450	$1,000			$42,450
Jeffrey Junig	Wis.	Five years suspension (which the board stayed), treatment, supervision, drug and alcohol screenings, professional mentor, prohibited from prescribing or administering controlled substances	$43,450			$34,250				$9,200
David Ostransky	Texas	Public reprimand	$42,500	$1,250		$40,000		$1,250
Suzy Melkonian	Calif.	Public reprimand	$42,275				$42,275
Adrian Morris	N.Y.	Censure, reprimand, fine, limitation	$42,150							$42,150
Mark A. Workman	Texas	Required classes, fine	$41,090				$39,590	$500	$1,000
Ted H. Clontz	N.C.	License surrender with issuance of temporary license with conditions	$38,523				$38,523
Van Breeding	Ky.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions. Suspension, letter of concern, fine	$38,465	$1,683		$14,625	$11,467			$10,690
Henry Patt Mendoza	Mich.	Fine	$36,379	$2,431			$26,684	$4,500	$2,764
Paul Duell	Ore.	Corrective action order	$36,100		$10,500	$25,250				$350
Craig Burrows	Calif.	Citation, fine	$35,650			$35,650
John F. Bennetts	Calif.	Public reprimand	$35,050				$29,550	$5,500
Paul A. Haupt	Mich.	Limits-cannot practice obstetric care	$34,787				$34,787
Paul Fenster	Ariz.	Warning from FDA	$33,900							$33,900
Roberto Ruiz	Ariz.	Decree of censure, fine	$33,625		$18,625	$15,000
Arthur Hughett	Mich.	One year probation with various terms and conditions, fine	$33,250			$9,250	$5,700			$18,300
Gordon H. Robinson	Mo.	Reprimand	$32,350					$4,750		$27,600
George C. Perdikis	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$31,464				$24,964	$6,500
John W. Allen	Calif.	Public reprimand	$31,274				$27,121		$4,153
Harinder Grewal	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$29,473	$3,750					$4,123	$21,600
Robert A. Fox, Jr.	Conn.	Five years probation. License surrender. Three years probation	$29,429				$29,429
Robert H. Gerner	Calif.	Suspension, seven years probation with suspension and various terms and conditions	$29,024				$27,774	$1,250
David K. Rosenthal	Colo.	Restrictions. Surrendered license	$28,221				$6,998		$21,223
Wayne Jones	Texas	Formal complaint [PENDING]. Restrictions	$28,126	$1,126		$27,000
Eugene Gosy	N.Y.	Fine	$27,743	$2,293		$9,000	$16,450
James Zachary	Fla.	Letter of concern, fine, community service, required classes	$27,600			$27,600
John Hemphill	Ga.	Five years probation with terms and conditions, public reprimand, fine	$27,462	$6,162		$21,300
Robert L. Jimenez	Texas	Fine	$27,172	$6,242			$1,950		$350	$18,630
Jeffrey Rosch	Pa.	Required class. Stayed suspension with various terms and conditions	$26,870			$7,100				$19,770
Leonard Zemel	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$26,671				$19,921			$6,750
Mark Carlson	Iowa	Citation, warning, fine	$25,630			$11,950	$9,830			$3,850
Robert Renouard	Okla.	Reprimand	$25,000			$25,000
Steven James Thibault	Mich.	Suspension, limitations, six months probation, fine, community service	$24,750					$24,750
Jeffry D. Knibbe	Mich.	Fine	$24,482				$24,482
Samuel N. Lederman	Fla.	Medicaid: fine, corrective action plan	$23,925				$23,925
Daniel Wise	N.C.	Reprimand	$23,000		$2,000	$21,000
Cheryl Walker	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$21,900		$21,150	$750
Faruk S. Abuzzahab	Minn.	Corrective action plan. Stayed two year suspension with numerous conditions and limitations, fine. Temporary suspension	$21,819	$3,999			$17,820
John T. Sullebarger	Fla.	Fine, letter of concern, required classes, community service, lecture on wrong site surgery	$21,683				$21,683
Thaddeus Tolleson	Texas	License surrender (later reinstated)	$21,461				$4,711			$16,750
Nathaniel Neal	Calif.	Citation and fine	$21,300				$21,300
Raul R Capitaine	Texas	Public reprimand, fine, required classes, exam	$20,150				$13,600		$350	$6,200
Christopher Roberts	Mo.	Two years probation, public reprimand, monitoring of surgeries	$20,085	$10,385		$4,250	$5,450
Robert Douenias	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand, two years probation, community service	$20,000			$20,000
Paul Siuchung Chang	N.C.	Letter of concern	$19,790	$1,535						$18,255
Said I. Jacob	Calif.	Probation, concurrent with CA action. Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$19,516				$8,816			$10,700
Robert M. Rifkin	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$19,500					$19,500
Mutee Abdeljaber	Mich.	Fine	$19,500			$18,000				$1,500
Francisco Hernandez	Fla.	Warning from FDA	$19,400			$13,400	$6,000
Pradeep K. Roy	Texas	Required class	$18,585	$2,885			$15,700
Robert Ritch	N.Y.	Warning from FDA	$18,364	$15,364	$3,000
David W. Suetholz	Ky.	Restrictions	$18,165				$18,165
Boris Murillo	Mass.	Reprimand, fine	$18,000			$18,000
James Richard Seibold	Mich.	Fine	$17,721	$17,721
Anthony Mills	Calif.	Citation and fine	$17,575		$6,075				$11,500
Rafael Torres	N.C.	Stayed suspension with conditions	$17,350			$17,350
Michael S. Shapiro	Ill.	Reprimand. Suspension	$16,950				$16,950
Charles Greene	Fla.	Letter of concern, fine, community service, professional assessment	$16,600			$16,600
William Price	Ohio	Suspension with conditions for reinstatement, subsequent one year probation with terms, conditions and limitations.	$16,500							$16,500
Joseph Lovato	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$16,152				$15,952			$200
Ross F. Grumet	Ga.	Four years probation with terms and conditions, fine. License revoked	$16,046	$4,346		$5,500				$6,200
William Haun	Colo.	Letter of admonition, boundaries course	$15,900			$15,900
Gregory Connor	Okla.	Three month suspension followed by four years probation	$15,850			$15,850
Alexis Corazon	N.J.	Suspension with subsequent probation, fine, required class	$15,625			$15,625
Elias Jacobo	Fla.	Fine, required classes	$14,750			$14,750
Anthony Saracino	Fla.	Citation, warning. Letter of reprimand, fine, report to board. Reprimand, documented self-education on boundary issues	$14,482	$3,132		$3,000	$8,350
Emad Nukta	Ohio	Warning from FDA	$14,184				$14,184
Jonathan Weiss	Mass.	Censure, required classes. Fine	$13,750				$13,750
Jamil Ayub Malik	Texas	Fine	$13,661	$13,661
Gregory J. Onderko	Fla.	Fine, required classes	$13,493	$1,093			$12,400
Ronald Kurlander	Fla.	Medicaid: fine, corrective action plan	$13,049	$5,249		$7,800
Hisham Hakim	Ala.	Probation	$13,000					$13,000
Wilbert Jordan	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$12,500			$12,500
Jorge Robles	Calif.	Public reprimand	$12,353	$750			$4,800		$2,053	$4,750
Michael Stuart Gottlieb	Calif.	Public reprimand	$11,800		$3,800				$8,000
Burton V. Silverstein	Fla.	Fine, community service, required class, letter of concern	$11,530	$2,106			$9,424
Ramon Perez	Fla.	Fine, required class, lecture on wrong-site surgeries	$11,000			$11,000
Kenneth Fisher	Ariz.	Chaperone, therapy, review. Indefinite probation with stayed revocation & board restitution. Letter of reprimand. Letter of reprimand, probation	$11,000			$11,000
Shawn Hassler	Calif.	Five years probation with suspension and various terms and conditions	$10,500			$10,500
Eddie Cheung	Calif.	License surrender. Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$10,250			$10,250
David Adson	Minn.	Practice restrictions	$10,228	$1,028						$9,200
Michael Darmadi	Ill.	Reprimand	$10,050	$2,000		$6,250				$1,800
Narsimha Reddy Muddasani	Ill., Mo.	Fine. Public reprimand	$9,344	$2,235			$7,109
William Deluccia	N.Y.	Fine. Letter of concern, fine, required class	$9,300			$4,500				$4,800
John Buckner Winfield	N.C.	Public letter of concern	$9,249	$4,449			$4,800
Adam W. Cerel	Mass.	Probation	$9,167				$9,167
Jeffery L. Allyn	Iowa	Citation, warning, fine, five years probation with terms and conditions. Five years probation with terms and conditions	$9,100				$9,100
Jessie Bhatia Singh	Texas	Fine	$9,080	$9,080
Larry F. Berger	Minn.	Reprimand, required class, fine	$8,703				$8,703
Damaso Andres Oliva	Texas	Monitoring, required classes	$8,621	$8,621
Edward Linkner	Mich.	Fine	$8,613			$8,613
Perry Taaca	Okla.	Revoked license	$8,603				$8,603
William Howland	Texas	Fine	$8,500			$8,500
Michael Saathoff	Colo.	Five years probation, monitoring. Letter of admonition	$8,300							$8,300
Herbert Leonard Watkins	Texas	Required classes, monitoring, corrective action plan, fine	$7,811	$7,811
Thomas Andrews	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions. Probation concurrent with CA order	$7,800				$7,450		$350
Robert Oliver Morton	Okla.	Five years probation. Revoked license	$7,762	$7,762
Michael Navato	Mo.	Three years probation	$7,700							$7,700
Allan J. Mccorkle	Texas	Fine. Five years probation. Ten years continued screening, treatment	$7,550				$7,550
Ashwin Shah	Mich.	One year probation with various conditions and fine	$7,500			$7,500
Thomas Sorbera	Calif.	Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$7,500			$7,500
Malcolm R. Fraser	Fla.	Fine, letter of concern, required classes	$7,225		$6,225	$1,000
Robert A. Woolhandler	Pa.	Suspension, 21 months probation, other restrictions	$7,200				$7,200
Michael Fox	Mich.	Three years probation with terms and conditions	$7,190							$7,190
Neil L. Halim	La.	Two years probation	$7,050	$800				$6,250
Leonard Maliver	Pa.	Reprimand, civil penalty	$7,000			$7,000
Owen Yen	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand	$7,000			$7,000
Giancarlo R. Ferruzzi	Texas	Required classes, fine	$6,964				$6,964
Ali Sherzoy	N.Y., N.J.	Suspension, five years probation, fine. Suspension, probation	$6,934				$6,934
Charmaine P. Lowe	N.C.	Reprimand	$6,859				$6,859
Tod Fusia	Fla.	Fine, letter of concern, required class, community service	$6,500			$6,500
Nathan L. Valin	Conn.	Reprimand, fine	$6,084				$6,084
Howard D. Homesley	N.C.	Letter of concern	$6,000				$6,000
Alina Gonzalez-Mayo	Fla.	Medicaid: fine, corrective action plan	$5,650				$5,650
David Spellberg	Fla.	Fine, letter of concern, required classes, community service	$5,500			$5,500
Paul Anthony Grant	Texas	Required classes	$5,500					$5,500
Dominick John Carbone	N.C.	License surrender, suspension, subsequent probation	$5,033	$5,033
Patrick David Martin	N.C.	License surrender	$5,020	$5,020
Dean Scott Tippett	Md.	Reprimanded	$5,000				$5,000
Zuhayr T. Madhun	Ohio	Suspension with conditions for reinstatement, subsequent two years probation with terms, conditions and limitations.	$4,875				$4,875
Sherif A. Nasef	Ariz.	Letter of reprimand, probation	$4,848	$1,098					$3,750
Steven L. Wright	Colo.	Fine	$4,789	$946					$3,843
Munni Selagamsetty	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$4,750							$4,750
Stuart J. Brink	Mass.	Reprimand	$4,750				$4,750
Kevin Browne	Fla.	Fine, letter of concern, required classes, community service	$4,712				$4,712
Stuart David Small	Texas	Public reprimand, fine	$4,676	$1,250					$3,426
Michele Lea-Stokes	Pa.	Civil penalty. Medical order with penalty	$4,500			$4,500
Timothy Staacke	Wis.	Five years suspension (which the board stayed except for one month), treatment, supervision, drug and alcohol screenings, professional mentor, prohibited from prescribing or administering controlled substances in an outpatient setting	$4,500					$4,500
Evan Bates	Texas	Required classes	$4,500			$4,500
Tom F. Lue	Calif.	Censure and reprimand. Letter of reprimand. Reprimand	$4,438				$4,438
Nagarjuna Ponugoti	Ind.	Warning from FDA	$4,375			$4,375
Wayne Wahl	Mich.	Fine	$4,327				$4,327
David Hassman	N.J.	Warning from FDA	$4,300					$4,300
Brian Beck	Mich.	Fine, practice restriction	$4,250			$4,250
Mark J. Swierzewski	Fla.	Censure and reprimand. Letter of concern, required class	$4,175				$4,175
Ramalingareddy Polamreddy	Ohio	Two years probation with terms, conditions and limitations	$4,050		$4,050
Michael H. Michalski	Calif.	Public reprimand	$4,031	$4,031
Carlos Alvarez	Calif.	Censure, letter of reprimand and fine. Required classes. Public reprimand	$4,000			$4,000
Amit Chakrabarty	Ala.	Indefinite probation	$3,810	$3,810
Daniel Lopez-Tan	Wis.	Required classes	$3,800				$3,800
Jeffrey R. Levenson	Fla.	Warning from FDA	$3,795	$1,795		$2,000
Errol Mallett	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand	$3,773	$773		$3,000
Richard H. Kim	Fla.	Fine. Fine, required class, letter of concern. Suspension	$3,709				$3,709
Larry Wilson	Texas	Three years probation, required classes, community service	$3,500					$3,500
Bruce N. Silverstein	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand, monitoring, fine	$3,481				$1,681			$1,800
Caroline Apovian	Mass.	Reprimand, fine	$3,250			$3,250
Glover Johnson	Texas	Required classes	$3,250			$2,000	$1,250
Andrew I. Rabinowitz	Ariz.	Letter of reprimand, one year probation. Probation	$3,237	$3,237
Stephen Friedes	N.Y.	Thirty-six months probation	$3,200				$3,200
Horacio Preval	N.Y.	Censure and reprimand	$3,114	$3,114
Paul Sutton	Pa.	Required class	$3,000			$3,000
William Castro	Ariz.	Advisory letter. Letter of reprimand	$3,000			$3,000
Paul Cimoch	Calif.	Public reprimand	$3,000			$3,000
Julian A. Gordon	Ohio	Suspension with conditions for reinstatement, followed by five years probation with various terms, conditions and limitations.	$3,000	$3,000
Jason Michael Bellak	Wis.	Practice restrictions, probation. Stayed revocation with practice limitations	$2,836	$2,836
Lois Jean Dunegan	Mich.	One year suspension	$2,751	$2,751
Thomas Walter Brown	N.C.	Consent order with conditions. Reprimand, fine. Reprimanded and indefinitely suspended with conditions for reinstatement. Surrender with subsequent temporary reinstatements	$2,747	$2,747
Douglas Moard	Wis.	Reprimand	$2,724	$1,974		$750
Lawrence Jay Greenblatt	Wash.	Five-year suspension with various conditions and fine	$2,670	$2,670
Paul Corona	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$2,550				$1,600			$950
Mark Steven Kosins	Calif.	Thirty-five months probation with various terms and conditions. Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$2,500	$2,500
Vatsala Ramprasad	N.J.	Fine. Public reprimand	$2,500			$2,500
John S. Townsend, IV	Texas	Five years probation	$2,500					$2,500
Paul H. Wand	Fla.	Fine. Fine, community service, evaluation, chaperone. License revoked	$2,500					$2,500
Tyrone Collins	La.	Warning from FDA	$2,500				$2,500
Bruce Ettinger	Calif.	Warning from FDA	$2,500				$2,500
James D. Gallant	Ore.	Reprimand. Reprimand with 60 day suspension	$2,500					$2,500
Ismail Salahi	Fla.	Letter of concern, fine, required classes, report to board	$2,105	$1,105					$1,000
Amin Rahim Jamal	Texas	Denied license. Given license a year later when legislature changed the law.	$2,025		$2,025
David Martoccia	S.C.	Reprimand, fine, comply with clinical evaluation recommendations	$2,000			$2,000
Scott D. Mueller	Pa.	Civil penalty	$2,000					$2,000
Martin Shansky	Fla.	Fine, required classes	$2,000			$2,000
Kathryn Arrambide	Iowa	Fine, reprimand	$2,000					$2,000
Fernando T. Avila	Texas	Required classes, assessment. Fine. Two year agreement with terms and conditions	$2,000	$1,500				$500
Mufaddal Hamadeh	Ill.	Fine, reprimand	$2,000					$2,000
Daniela Badea-Mic	Texas	Required classes	$1,850						$1,850
Gerardo F. Olivera	Fla.	Medicaid: fine, corrective action plan	$1,829	$1,829
Raif M. Tawakol	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$1,821	$1,821
M. Jay Porcelli	Calif.	Public reprimand, with terms and conditions. Public reprimand, with terms and conditions, training program, required classes	$1,814	$1,814
David Sneid	Mo.	Probation. Reprimand	$1,800							$1,800
Jeffrey Morris Bullard	Texas	Fine	$1,800				$1,800
Louis Mateya	N.Y.	Suspension, probation	$1,750			$1,750
Richard Warren	Ill.	License issuance with two months probation	$1,750			$1,750
Steven Wilson	Calif.	Public reprimand	$1,750			$1,750
Qamar Zaman	Md.	Reprimand, required classes, peer review	$1,750					$1,750
Leonard Sukienik	Fla.	Agreed to never reapply or activate registration for license in NY. Letter of concern, fine, community service, required classes	$1,700							$1,700
Avinash T. Deshmukh	Texas	Required classes, fine. Ordered to speak at classes on female urinary incontinence	$1,588	$1,588
Phillip D. Price	Ohio	Three years probation with terms, conditions and limitations, surrender of DEA certificate, ineligible to reapply without prior board approval (later granted)	$1,525		$1,525
Massimo Cristofanilli	Pa.	Warning from FDA	$1,500			$1,500
Allan Metzger	Calif.	Public reprimand	$1,500			$1,500
James Polo	N.C.	License surrender. Reprimand	$1,500						$1,500
Allen Samuels	Pa.	One year probation with various terms and conditions	$1,500			$1,500
Ali Shirvani	Texas	Required classes, fine	$1,500			$1,500
John Bray	Texas	Fine	$1,500			$1,500
Miles Donald Hyman	N.C.	License surrender. Restriction. Six months probation with various terms and conditions	$1,500					$1,500
Paul W. John	Texas	Fine	$1,500					$1,500
Leonard Caputo	Ala.	Warning from FDA	$1,375		$1,075	$300
Scott Bennett Rosenberg	N.J.	Reprimand, fine, required classes	$1,362	$1,362
George C. Shapiro	N.Y.	Thirty-six months probation, fine, community service, required class	$1,325				$1,325
Rahil Kazi	Ga.	Fine, required class	$1,297				$1,297
Mark S. Barats	Calif.	Public reprimand	$1,246	$1,246
Ibrahim A. Garcia-Mowatt	Texas	Public reprimand, restrictions	$1,242	$1,242
V. Jose Thomas	Ill.	Two years probation	$1,100	$1,100
Mohamed Hisham Antar	Fla.	Reprimand, one year probation	$1,080	$1,080
Joseph John Altieri	Fla.	Fine. Fine, reprimand, two years probation, required classes, community service, supervision	$1,040	$1,040
Timothy M. Cullinane	Ill.	Reprimand, fine	$1,027	$1,027
Peter Geon Lee	Calif.	Fine. Probation with various terms and conditions. Two years probation with various terms and conditions	$1,001	$1,001
Thomas Allen Mustoe	Calif.	Public reprimand	$1,000	$1,000
Joseph Edwin Oesterling	Mich.	Reprimand. Suspension, fine. Three years probation, limitations, fine	$1,000	$1,000
Jhansi M. Raj	Texas	Required classes. Fine	$1,000	$1,000
Sumant Rawat	Colo.	Letter of admonition	$1,000	$1,000
Mutaz Tabbaa	Fla.	Medicaid: overpayment agreement	$1,000			$1,000
Michael Warren Carlton	Ariz.	Letter of reprimand. Letter of reprimand, three years probation	$1,000	$1,000
Pastor Colon	Minn.	Reprimand, required class, fine	$1,000	$1,000
Barry J. Fenton	Texas	Boundaries course, chaperone, fine	$1,000	$1,000
Craig Henry	Texas	Public reprimand, fine, required classes, monitoring	$1,000			$1,000
Jeffrey Horstmyer	Fla.	Fine, required classes	$1,000			$1,000
Cyrus Sajadi	Texas	Required classes, fine	$879	$879
Carl Patrick Griffin	Okla.	Restriction	$869	$869
Clarence Milton Porter	Texas	Required classes, fine	$846	$846
Barry Waldman	Md.	Reprimand, minimum one year probation with terms and conditions	$800			$800
Arun Gupta	Ohio	Application to take FLEX in OH granted without option to sit in another state as a courtesy candidate for OH licensure	$800	$800
Jesse W. Neeley	Texas	Public reprimand, granted a license under conditions	$767	$767
Liem Oei	Iowa	Chaperone, required classes, fine, practice restriction. License restricted until he proves to board he able to safely practice medicine	$750			$750
Adetokunbo Kamson	Calif.	Accusation and petition to revoke probation [PENDING]. Surrender of license	$750			$750
Arun Kumar Gupta	Mich.	Administrative complaint [PENDING]. One year probation with various terms and conditions	$705	$705
Gregory Duncan Mccarroll	Texas	Public reprimand, fine, terms and conditions	$697	$697
Richard Schloss	N.Y.	Five years probation, suspension, limitation, required classes	$693	$693
Sibte Kazmi	Md.	Letter of reprimand	$675	$675
William Ang Chua	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions. License suspended	$668	$668
Mansour R. Sanjar	Texas	Required classes, monitoring or records	$624	$624
John Michael Cocco	Calif.	Citation and fine. Two years probation with various terms and conditions	$615	$615
George Michael Donahue	Conn.	Two years probation with conditions, fine	$542	$542
Stephen Paul Carmel	Colo.	Required class	$522	$522
Michael Barry Kamiel	Calif.	Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$510	$510
James Pero	Calif.	Three years probation with various terms and conditions	$500			$500
John M. Tyler	Colo.	Agreement not to practice medicine until proven to board he has completed CO probation. Five years probation with various terms and conditions	$500					$500
Phillip Douglas Cochran	Texas	Public reprimand, required classes, exam, fine	$500					$500
Robert Thomas Grotz	Calif.	Citation and fine	$500					$500
Craig S. Holzem	Mo.	Thirty day suspension, five years probation, chaperone, must undergo psychiatric treatment	$450				$450
Robert Stark	Conn.	Reprimand, fine	$250							$250
Marcos Valdez	Texas	Two fines	$250			$250
Thomas Kappeler	Calif.	Five years probation with various terms and conditions. Four years probation with various terms and conditions	$250			$250
Gargi Upadhyaya	Calif.	Public reprimand	$100			$100

Because the review covered only 30 states, there may be other practitioners in the Dollars for Docs database that also have a record of regulatory sanctions.
Payee names were primarily checked against medical and osteopathic boards. However, some practitioners are nurses, pharmacists or other health providers.
Cases that involved minor, non-medical infractions, such as failing to update addresses or to take continuing medical education courses, were not included in our list of 290 sanctioned practitioners.
Pending accusations were not included unless the practitioner had been previously sanctioned.
The quality of information and the severity of the discipline imposed vary greatly by state. The same infraction may lead to harsh restrictions in one state and a mild rebuke in another.
Some states remove older disciplinary actions from their websites. These actions generally are not included.
The list does not necessarily note if a practitioner’s sanction or practice restrictions were modified or terminated. Documents detailing such modifications are posted where available.
The list may not include sanctions imposed after ProPublica completed its state searches. To check current status, consult the state medical board.
We relied on a regulator’s summary of its actions when available. As a result, our list of sanctions may not include all penalties, such as required monitoring or classes.

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