Washington Board Actions (2022-2023)
Washington medical-board action counts from the WMC public annual report (2023). Rates use this board's own licensee denominator (not NPPES). FSMB national rollups are cited only for scale.
Last updated: May 2026
Washington's disciplinary counts come from the WMC annual report published at wmc.wa.gov: 88 actions across 85 cases in 2023, against 34,000 active MD/DO licensees (2.59 per 1,000).
The Washington Medical Commission annual report covers physician discipline for Washington licensees; the public category set is compact relative to MBC or TMB. Washington provider credential checks go through the Department of Health provider credential search, not this rollup.
Where this state board sits among covered peers
Washington ranks 8th of 10 covered state boards by actions per 1,000 licensees (2.59 in 2023), with probation the largest share at 35% of board actions. In the NPPES directory, interpreter is the most over-indexed specialty at 10.44× the national share (1,106 providers).
- 2.59
- actions / 1,000 licensees (2023)
- 8th
- of 10 covered boards by rate
- 88
- board actions in 2023
- 3.7%
- of covered-state action volume
This comparison uses the 2023 report only; 2022 rows do not carry the same action-type coverage, so no year-over-year claim is made.
Washington's 2.59 actions / 1,000 is below the covered-board median of 3.06; the next higher board is Pennsylvania at 2.96, the next lower is Illinois at 2.52. In 2023, probation accounted for 31 of 88Washington board actions (35%).
What the WMC report categorizes
Washington's 2023 WMC report publishes 4 action categories (Probation, License suspension, Voluntary surrender, License revocation). Not broken out on this WMC report: practice restriction (see California's 2023 breakout); public reprimand (see California's 2023 breakout); monetary fine (see Florida's 2023 breakout).
Washington NPPES mix: Interpreter
Among NPPES providers in Washington, Interpreter is the most over-indexed specialty at 10.44× the national share (1,106 providers) ; next are Naturopath (7.22×, 1,361), Massage Therapist (6.66×, 12,961), Counselor (3.42×, 11,478), Peer Specialist (2.9×, 2,346), Nurse's Aide (2.18×, 804). Most under-indexed: Professional Counselor at 0.19×, Case Manager/Care Coordinator at 0.49×, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at 0.52× . This is directory composition, not a board-action rate.
- Interpreter - 1,106 providers (10.44× national share)
- Naturopath - 1,361 providers (7.22× national share)
- Massage Therapist - 12,961 providers (6.66× national share)
- Counselor - 11,478 providers (3.42× national share)
- Peer Specialist - 2,346 providers (2.9× national share)
- Nurse's Aide - 804 providers (2.18× national share)
- Dental Hygienist - 953 providers (2.17× national share)
- Mental Health Counselor - 17,126 providers (2.06× national share)
- School Registered Nurse - 591 providers (2.04× national share)
- Doula - 912 providers (2.01× national share)
Washington 2023 published counts: probation 31; license suspension 24; voluntary surrender 20; license revocation 13 (total 88).
Aggregate Washington counts only, not an individual determination. Verify a clinician via the WMC public record or methodology for category definitions (Probation, License suspension, Voluntary surrender, License revocation).
Source: WMC - State Medical Board Annual Report Washington 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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Washington counts from WMC (2023); national context from FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends. Aggregate only - methodology · board lookup.