How Do I Locate the Right Person to Complain About a Doctor?
Doctors are licensed by medical boards in the state in which they practice, or by a non-state board in jurisdictions such as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. You can file a complaint about medical services you received or other medical problems with a doctor at the board that licenses the doctor. Complaint procedures vary somewhat from board to board, but generally involve filling out a form stating your exact complaint.
Instructions
Visit the Directory of Medical Boards at the website of the Federation of State Medical Boards, or call the federation's main office at 817-868-4000.
Click the link to the website of the state board that licenses the doctor you want to complain about.
In most states, there is a single medical board, but some states have more than one board for different types of medical practices. For instance, Maine has separate boards for osteopaths and for other doctors.
Confirm your doctor's listing. Medical boards have doctor look-up directories, often called "Find a Doctor" or a similar name. Search by your doctor's name to confirm the correct spelling and address. Write down the doctor's license number that is included with the information displayed.
Follow complaint procedures. The board's website will have a link for "Complaints," "File a Complaint" or a similar title. Click the link to see details on filing a complaint about a doctor with the board in question. This typically involves filling out a form and either submitting it online or printing the form and mailing it to the board's disciplinary section.