Some state Web sites are now reporting disciplinary and investigative actions that have been taken against physicians and the status of their state licensing. This information varies dramatically by state. Some allow the user to search for a specific physician and then report any "actions" in that physician’s profile. Others list all "actions" by date range. Most provide the information free but some charge a per report fee.

The list of Web sites below report on some aspect of physician licensing status and any "actions" that have been taken relative to the physician. Each state has different definitions of license status and "actions." You are encouraged to read all of the related materials that explain the content and format of each Web site.

Alabama

Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners

www.albme.org/datalink.htm

Arizona

Arizona Board of Medical Examiners

www.azdocinfo.com

Arkansas

Arkansas State Medical Board

www.armedicalboard.org

California

Medical Board of California
www.medbd.ca.gov

Colorado

Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners
www.dora.state.co.us/Medical

Connecticut

Connecticut Medical Examining Board

Delaware

Delaware Board of Medical Practice

www.professionallicensing.state.de.us/index.shtml

Florida

Agency for Health Care Administration
www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/profiling/index.html 

Georgia

Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.medicalboard.state.ga.us/

 Hawaii (licensing information only)

Hawaii Board of Medical Examiners

www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/areas_medical.html

Hawaii Board of Osteopathic Examiners

www.hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/areas_medical.html

Illinois

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
www.dpr.state.il.us/licenselookup/default.asp 

Indiana

Indiana Health Professions Bureau
www.state.in.us/hpb/

Iowa

Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
www.docboard.org/ia/ia_home.htm

Kansas

Kansas Board of Healing Arts
www.ksbha.org/

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure

www.state.ky.us/agencies/kbml/

Louisiana (licensing information only)

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

www.lsbme.org

Maine

Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine

www.docboard.org/me/me_home.htm 

Maine Board of Osteopathic Licensure 

www.docboard.org/me-osteo/

Maryland

Maryland Board of Physician Quality Assurance
http://www.mbp.state.md.us/ 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
www.massmedboard.org

Michigan

Michigan Board of Medicine
www.cis.state.mi.us/bhser/dar/home.htm 

Michigan Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
www.cis.state.mi.us/bhser/dar/home.htm 

Minnesota

Minnesota Board of Medical Practice

www.bmp.state.mn.us

Mississippi (licensing information only)

Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure

www.msbml.state.ms.us

Missouri (licensing information only)

Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

pr.mo.gov/licensee-search.asp

Montana (licensing information only)

Montana Board of Medical Examiners

www.discoveringmontana.com/dli/bsd/license/bsd_boards/med_board/board_page.htm

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Health
www.hhs.state.ne.us/lis/lisindex.htm 

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Board of Medicine

www.state.nh.us/medicine

New Mexico (licensing information only)

New Mexico State Board of Medical Examiners

www.state.nm.us/nmbme

New Mexico Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners

www.rld.state.nm.us/b&c/osteo/index.htm

New York

New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct
New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/main.htm

North Carolina

North Carolina Medical Board
www.ncmedboard.org

North Dakota

North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners

www.ndbomex.com

Ohio

State Medical Board of Ohio
www.med.ohio.gov

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision

www.okmedicalboard.org/index.php

Oklahoma State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
www.docboard.org/ok/ok.htm

Oregon

Oregon Board of Medical Examiners
www.bme.state.or.us

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine

www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
www.docboard.org/ri/main.htm

South Carolina

South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners

www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/medical

Tennessee

Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners

www.state.tn.us/health/

Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination

www.state.tn.us/health/ 

Texas

Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
www.tsbme.state.tx.us/

Utah

Utah Department of Commerce
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensure
www.commerce.utah.gov/opl/index.html

Vermont

Vermont Board of Medical Practice
www.vtprofessionals.org

Virginia (licensing information only)

Virginia Board of Medicine

www.vahealthprovider.com

Washington

Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission

www.doh.wa.gov/medical

Washington State Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery

www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/hpqad/Osteopath/default.htm

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Medical Examining Board

www.drl.state.wi.us

Wyoming

Wyoming Board of Medicine

http://wyomedboard.state.wy.us/