VERIFICATIONS
In addition to the Medical
Doctor/Podiatrist/Physician Assistant Search feature on this
website, the West Virginia Board of Medicine is able to verify by
telephone the licensure status of a medical doctor (M.D.),
podiatrist (D.P.M.), and physician assistant (P.A.). Such
verification includes the following:
- the current licensure status
- disciplinary information
- malpractice information
- closure decisions and
- general directory information (such as school attended, date
of birth, address of record, etc.).
Such inquiries for medical doctors (M.D.’s) and podiatrists (D.P.M.’s)
should be referred to the Board’s Verification Officer, Ms. Wendy
Greene. For verifications of a
physician assistant, contact the Board’s Physician Assistant
Coordinator, Ms. Charlotte Jewell. Verifications may be requested in
writing at a cost of $25 per licensee request, with a check or money
order payable in advance to the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
Additional documents (i.e., disciplinary information, malpractice
information, closure orders, etc.) are available from the Board upon
written request at an additional cost of 75 cents per page.
For information on other professional and occupational
licensing, including doctors of osteopathy, visit:
The Secretary of State's website
COMPLAINTS
The Board of Medicine is the agency responsible for the
discipline of medical doctors (M.D.’s), podiatrists (D.P.M.’s), and
physician assistants (P.A.’s) for M.D.'s. The Board may only
investigate matters related to a specific licensed medical doctor
(M.D.), podiatrist (D.P.M.), and/or physician assistant (P.A.). The
Board of Medicine is not permitted, by law, to investigate clinics,
hospitals, or health centers.
To file a complaint against a medical doctor, podiatrist, or
M.D.'s physician assistant, call or write the Board Offices to
request a COMPLAINT QUESTIONNAIRE, or follow the links below. Please direct your inquiries to
the Board’s Complaint Coordinator, Ms. Charlotte Ann Pulliam.
The following procedure outlines the complaint process of the Board
of Medicine:
PROCEDURE FOR
DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS
HOW DO I
INITIATE A COMPLAINT AGAINST A PHYSICIAN?
SETTLEMENTS AND JUDGEMENTS
MALPRACTICE INFORMATION
The Board of Medicine collects information on settlements and
judgements made in malpractice cases involving M.D.'s, D.P.M.'s and
P.A.'s. This information may be reviewed at the
Board
offices during working hours, 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday
through Friday, as well as being available on this website
through the Medical
Doctor/Podiatrist/Physician Assistant Search feature.
NEWSLETTER
The Board publishes a
newsletter
four times each year containing information about disciplinary
actions, Board members, and other items of interest.
DIRECTORY
The Board provides on this website a
directory
containing information on all licensed M.D.'s, D.P.M's, and P.A.'s.
The Directory also contains information about Medical
Corporations and Professional Limited Liability Companies authorized
in West Virginia.
