California had the most adverse action and medical malpractice payment reports in 2022 and the first three months of 2023, according to data from the National Practitioner Data Bank collected from Jan. 1, 2022, to March 31.
Medical malpractice reports by state in 2022 and 2023:
- California: 5,313
- Texas: 4,981
- Florida: 4,209
- Ohio: 3,190
- New York: 2,481
- Michigan: 2,335
- Illinois: 2,258
- Colorado: 2,089
- Louisiana: 2,042
- Pennsylvania: 1,914
- Washington: 1,828
- Virginia: 1,654
- Arizona: 1,463
- Georgia: 1,436
- New Jersey: 1,366
- Tennessee: 1,356
- Kentucky: 1,275
- North Carolina: 1,247
- Alabama: 1,234
- Oregon: 1,151
- South Carolina: 1,080
- Maryland: 989
- Kansas: 974
- Wisconsin: 945
- Indiana: 905
- Missouri: 805
- Massachusetts: 803
- Minnesota: 757
- Oklahoma: 704
- Nevada: 647
- Arkansas: 605
- West Virginia: 543
- Mississippi: 524
- Iowa: 473
- Utah: 465
- Connecticut: 412
- New Mexico: 398
- Maine: 393
- Nebraska: 381
- Montana: 212
- Delaware: 209
- Wyoming: 202
- New Hampshire: 201
- North Dakota: 197
- Alaska: 194
- South Dakota: 141
- Idaho: 133
- Rhode Island: 125
- Hawaii: 122
- Vermont: 75