Michigan Medical Board Disciplinary Actions (2022–2023)
Aggregate annual disciplinary action statistics for Michigan medical licensees, sourced from the MI-BOM public annual report. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2023 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.
Last updated: July 2026
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures on this page describe statewide disciplinary activity across all Michigan medical licensees in aggregate. To verify a specific provider's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or use the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Docinfo verification service.
Michigan at a glance - 2023
Source: MI-BOM Annual Report. Licensee counts reflect active MD/DO licenses on record at year-end.
Year-over-year trend
| Year | Total actions | Licensees | Actions per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 123 | 41,000 | 3.00 |
| 2022 | 43 | 40,000 | 1.07 |
Action-count totals across all canonical action types per year. Rate-per-1,000 normalizes for changes in licensee population over time.
Michigan 2023 - breakdown by action type
| Action type | Actions |
|---|---|
| Probation | 44 |
| License suspension | 33 |
| Voluntary surrender | 29 |
| License revocation | 17 |
Michigan 2022 - breakdown by action type
| Action type | Actions |
|---|---|
| License suspension | 29 |
| License revocation | 14 |
National context, FSMB 2023 rollup
For comparison, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) "U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends and Actions" report aggregates disciplinary actions across all 50 state boards. In 2023:
| Action type | National actions |
|---|---|
| Probation | 1,247 |
| Voluntary surrender | 1,058 |
| License suspension | 918 |
| Monetary fine | 856 |
| Other board action | 742 |
| Practice restriction | 624 |
| License revocation | 512 |
| Public reprimand | 487 |
See our research page on state board action trends for cross-state comparison.
How to verify a Michigan physician's license
- Search the MI-BOM public license lookup. Every state board maintains a free, searchable public registry. Enter the provider's name or license number to confirm active status, board action history, and credential expiration. Direct link: MI-BOM public lookup.
- Use FSMB Physician Data Center. For multistate or interstate license queries, the FSMB Physician Data Center consolidates records from all 50 boards.
- Verify board certification separately. Board action records are distinct from board-certification status. See the ABMS Certification Matters public verification tool for board-cert lookup.
- Check the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) only for institutional verification. NPDB records are not public; hospitals and credentialing bodies query NPDB at hiring time. Patients cannot query NPDB directly.
About this data
State medical board disciplinary action counts on this page are sourced from the publicly-published annual report of the MI-BOM, cross-checked against the Federation of State Medical Boards "U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends and Actions" report. Counts reflect formal board actions imposed during the calendar year (or fiscal year, where the state board reports on FY basis).
Action type definitions follow FSMB standard categorization. "Revocation" means the license is permanently invalidated. "Suspension" is a time-limited removal of practice authority. "Probation" allows practice subject to conditions (supervision, restricted scope, monitoring). "Voluntary surrender" is the licensee voluntarily relinquishing the license, typically while under investigation. "Public reprimand" is a formal censure entered on the public record without imposing practice limits. "Restriction" limits the scope or setting of practice. "Monetary fine" is a civil penalty without other practice consequences.
What this page does not do. PlainDoctor does not investigate, adjudicate, or characterize individual disciplinary cases. We aggregate publicly-reported counts to provide statistical context. Individual case details, including the legal basis, the licensee's response, current appeals, and any subsequent reinstatement, are part of the public record at the state board and are not summarized here.
Source: MI-BOM - State Medical Board Annual Report Michigan Medical Board Disciplinary Action Statistics, 2023 · 2023 Aggregate counts only. To verify any individual provider's current license status, query the state board's public license lookup directly.
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Disciplinary data from MI-BOM annual report; national rollup from FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends. PlainDoctor presents aggregate statewide counts only, see methodology for full source list and aggregation rules. Need to verify a specific provider? Use the state board public license lookup.
What this data shows
The most useful figure on this page is the actions per 1,000 licensees rate, which for Michigan stands at about 3.00 in 2023, because a raw count of board actions tells you almost nothing without knowing how many physicians a state licenses. A large state will naturally record more revocations and suspensions than a small one simply because it has more doctors, so the rate is what lets you compare states fairly. Even then, a higher rate does not cleanly mean a state has worse physicians. It often reflects how aggressively a board investigates, how it categorizes lesser actions like public reprimands, and whether it reports on a calendar or fiscal year. Most actions are corrective rather than career ending, and a single revocation can stem from paperwork or licensing-renewal failures rather than patient harm. Read these aggregate numbers as a measure of regulatory activity, not as a verdict on any one clinician, and always confirm an individual record at the source. See the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends report for national context and the FSMB Physician Data Center, and verify any specific provider through the state board public license lookup.