California had the most adverse action and medical malpractice payment reports in 2022, according to data from the National Practitioner Data Bank collected from Jan. 1 to June 30.
Medical malpractice reports by state this year:
1. California: 2,074
2. Texas: 1,903
3. Florida: 1,668
4. Ohio: 1,347
5. Michigan: 904
6. New York: 866
7. Illinois: 861
8. Colorado: 787
9. Louisiana: 787
10. Washington: 737
11. New Jersey: 655
12. Pennsylvania: 602
13. South Carolina: 598
14. Georgia: 589
15. Virginia: 579
16. Arizona: 567
17. Tennessee: 471
18. North Carolina: 469
19. Kansas: 457
20. Alabama: 453
21. Kentucky: 445
22. Oregon: 422
23. Maryland: 364
24. Wisconsin: 348
25. Missouri: 332
26. Massachusetts: 302
27. Minnesota: 302
28. Indiana: 298
29. Oklahoma: 291
30. Arkansas: 242
31. Nevada: 241
32. West Virginia: 192
33. Iowa: 177
34. Mississippi: 176
35. Utah: 175
36. Maine: 161
37. New Mexico: 159
38. Connecticut: 153
39. Nebraska: 130
40. North Dakota: 82
41. Delaware: 76
42. Alaska: 74
43. Wyoming: 71
44. New Hampshire: 62
45. Montana: 61
46. South Dakota: 54
47. Idaho: 45
48. Rhode Island: 45
49. Hawaii: 37
50. Vermont: 26