2007 ANNU AL BO ARD ACTIO N REPO RT - NC Medical Board

2007 ANNUAL BOARD ACTION REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD

Section A
I. Summary: Prejudicial/Non-Prejudicial Board Actions – 2007
[Comparative figures for 2006 appear in brackets and italics)
PREJUDICIAL ACTIONS*
License Denied: 6 Actions (6 Physicians)
[2006: 7 Actions (6 Physicians, 1 PA)]
Annulments: (NONE)
[2006: NONE]
Revocations: 9 Actions (7 physicians, 1 PA, 1 NP)
[2006: 11 Actions (8 physicians, 3 PAs]
Suspensions: 55 Actions [43 via Consent Order] (43 Physicians, 10 PAs, 2NPs)
[2006: 66 Actions (40 via Consent Order) 55 Physicians, 8PAs, 3NPs]
Summary Suspensions: 4 Actions (2 Physicians, 2PAs)
[2006: 3 Actions (3 physicians]
Miscellaneous Actions: 2 Actions (2 Physicians)
[2006: 3 Actions (3 Physicians)]
Denials of Reconsiderations/Modification: NONE
[2006: NONE]
Surrenders: 34 Actions [via Consent Order] (28 Physicians, 6 PAs)
[2006: 29 Actions [4 via Consent Order] (20 Physicians, 7 PAs, 2 NPs)]
Public Letters of Concern: 46 Actions (43 Physicians, 2 PAs, 1 NP)
[2006: 2 Actions (2 Physicians)]
Temporary/Date Licenses Issued (Via a Consent Order): 14 Actions (11 Physicians, 3 PAs)
[2006: 5 Actions (5 Physicians)]
Temporary/Date Licenses Allowed to Expire: NONE
[2006: NONE]
Consent Orders: 122 Actions [6 mod, 7 N-D] (100 Physicians, 18 PAs, 4 NPs)
[2006: 141 Actions [8 mod, 18 N-D] (121 Physicians, 18 PAs, 2 NPs)]
[Note that CO’s limit, restrict, reprimand, or otherwise affect the practitioner in some way. In certain cases, they may result in
revocation, suspension, or surrender or a license, the dismissal of charges as a result of other action taken, and/or the issuance of
a temporary/dated license, which results are reflected in the appropriate sections of this report. In some instances, a CO may
simply modify a previous CO.]
NON-PREJUDICIAL ACTIONS**
Dismissals: 4 Actions (4 Physicians)
[2006: 10 Actions (9 Physicians, 1 PA)]
Temporary/Dated Licenses Extended: 19 Actions (19 Physicians)
[2006: 34 Actions (27 Physicians, 7 PAs)]
Temporary/Dated Licenses Became Full and Unrestricted: 10 Actions (6 Physicians, 4 PAs)
[2006: 12 Actions (10 Physicians, 2 PAs)]
Consent Orders Lifted: 24 Actions (18 Physicians, 6 PAs)
[2006: 23 Actions (20 Physicians, 2 PAs)]
Reentry Agreements: 25 Actions (15 Physicians, 10 PAs)
[2006: 23 Actions (14 Physicians, 9 PAs)]
*Prejudicial Action: A “prejudicial action” is disciplinary in nature and reflects a violation of the Medical Practice
Act by the practitioner.
**Non-Prejudicial Action: A “non-prejudicial action” reflects either the Board’s determination of satisfactory performance by
the practitioner following a previous disciplinary action or the dropping of charges.

II. Prejudicial NCMB Board Actions -2007
PREJUDICIAL ACTIONS
License Denied: 6 Actions (6 Physicians)
[2006: 7 Actions (6 Physicians, 1 PA)]
BOWMAN, James Thomas, MD North Wilkesboro, NC
DUBEY, Subu, MD River Forest, IL
DUBEY, Subu, MD River Forest, IL
SUTHERLAND, James Michael, DO Tallahassee, FL
VINCENT, Robert Allen, MD Fitchburg, WI
VINCENT, Robert Allen, MD Fitchburg, WI
Annulments: (NONE)
[2006: NONE]
Revocations: 9 Actions (7 physicians, 1 PA, 1 NP)
[2006: 11 Actions (8 physicians, 3 PAs]
BREWER, Thomas Edmund, Jr., MD Denton, NC
BRYDON, Kim Marie, MD Raleigh, NC
EATON, Hubert Arthur, MD Wilmington, NC
MILLER, Shelly Ann, MD Raleigh, NC
REESE, Perry, III, MD Cary, NC
RIOS, Gustavo Ernesto, MD Jacksonville, NC
SEBHAT, Berhan, MD Durham, NC
SMITH, Tracey, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
TROGDON, James Clifford, Nurse Practitioner Chapel Hill, NC
Suspensions: 55 Actions [43 via Consent Order] (43 Physicians, 10 PAs, 2NPs)
[2006: 66 Actions (40 via Consent Order) 55 Physicians, 8PAs, 3NPs]
ADKINS, Paula Clark, MD South Charleston, WV
AUGUSTINE, Santhosh, MD Lumberton, NC
AUGUSTUS, Carl Trent, MD Charlotte, NC
BALENTINE, Kerry Layne, MD Shelby, NC
BASAMANIA, Beth P., MD Chapel Hill, NC
BECK, Jeffrey R., DO Easton, MD
BLAKE, John Alder, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
BLISS, Laura Katherine, MD Mebane, NC
BOYD, William Scott, Physician Assistant Eden, NC
BRAY, Anthony David MD Burlington, NC
CARBONE, Dominick J., Jr., MD Winston-Salem, NC
CARBONE, Dominick John, Jr., MD Winston-Salem, NC
CHAVIS, Robert Michael, Physician Assistant Raeford, NC
CRUMMIE, Robert Gwinn, MD Rutherfordton, NC
DOBSON, Richard Carl, MD Cary, NC
FANN, Benjamin Bradley, MD Asheville, NC
FEDAK, Jason R., Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
FIELDS, Jason Baker, MD Wilmington, NC
GREENWOOD, Denise Rochelle, MD Huntington, WV
GREGORY, Ginger Dobbins, Physician Assistant Fuquay Varina, NC
GUARINO, Clinton Toms Andrews, MD Hickory, NC
GUSTILLO-ASHBY, Arlan Marcus, MD Cleveland, OH
HARRIS-CHIN, Cheryl Jacqueline, MD Charlotte, NC

HARRON, Ray, A., MD Bridgeport, WV
HENSLER, Rachel Hurst, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
HILL, Monica Rae, DO Lumberton, NC
HOPE, Shelly-Anne Violet, MD Lenoir, NC
JELLINEK, Lawrence Roger, MD Santa Barbara, CA
JOHANSEN, James Richard, MD Shelby, NC
KABAR, Edward, Physician Assistant Statesville, NC
KELLER, Phillip Arthur, Physician Assistant Currituck, NC
LOWE, James Edward, Jr., MD Fayetteville, NC
LOWERY, Gary Lynn, MD Phoenix, AZ
MABE, Layla Myers, Nurse Practitioner Hamlet, NC
MANGUNDAYAO, Felizardo Hocbo, MD Denton, NC
MANUSOV, Eron Grant, MD West End, NC
MARTIN, Michele, I, MD Statesville, NC
MAUSKAR, Anant Nilkanth, MD Houston, TX
McKEEL, Cameron Roberts, Physician Assistant Asheville, NC
McLIMORE, Perry Glenn, MD Atlanta, GA
McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Oxford, NC
McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Oxford, NC
MOCLOCK, Michael Anthony, MD Dubois, PA
MORTER, Gregory Alan, MD Wilmington, NC
NG, Chun-Ho Patrick, MD Kannapolis, NC
RATHBURN, Stephen Don, MD Asheville, NC
REYNOLDS, Robert Jack, MD Knoxville, NC
RUSSELL, Anthony Otis, MD High Point, NC
SMITH, Stephen Keith, MD Morganton, NC
SPENCER, John Herbert, Physician Assistant Rocky Mount, NC
STEINER, Drew John, MD Elkin, NC
TERRY, Sandra Louise, Nurse Practitioner Hope Mills, NC
THRIFT-COTTRELL, Alesia Dawn, MD Red Springs, NC
WEED, Barry Christopher, MD Raleigh, NC
WILLIAMS, Cleveland, MD Washington, DC
Summary Suspensions: 4 Actions (2 Physicians, 2PAs)
[2006: 3 Actions (3 physicians]
GASTON, Johnny Eugene, MD Fayetteville, NC
McKEEL, Cameron Robert, Physician Assistant Asheville, NC
NG, Chun-Ho Patrick, MD Kannapolis, NC
SHANTON, Gregory Damon, Physician Assistant Newport, NC
Miscellaneous Actions: 2 Actions (2 Physicians)
[2006: 3 Actions (3 Physicians)]
BUZZANELL, Charles Anton, MD Asheville, NC
CHEN, Chih-Cheng, MD Wilmington, NC
Denials of Reconsiderations/Modification: NONE
[2006: NONE]
Surrenders: 34 Actions [via Consent Order] (28 Physicians, 6 PAs)
[2006: 29 Actions [4 via Consent Order] (20 Physicians, 7 PAs, 2 NPs)]
AUGUSTINE, Santhosh, MD Lumberton, NC
BALENTINE, Kerry Layne, MD Shelby, NC
BLISS, Laura Katherine, MD Mebane, NC
BROOKS, Michael Lee, MD Pembroke, NC
BRYDON, Kim Marie, MD Raleigh, NC

CARBONE, Dominick John, MD Winston-Salem, NC
CHEMELLI, Marcia Gaddy, Physician Assistant Durham, NC
COFFMAN, Donald Ralph, MD Norlina, NC
COLLINS, Paul Dwayne, MD Pembroke, NC
DUGLISS, Malcolm Andrew John, Physician Assistant Asheville, NC
ELLIS, Rickie Wade, MD Greenville, NC
FIELDS, Jason Baker, MD Wilmington, NC
GUICE, Richard Eric, MD Greensboro, NC
HEARN, Richard Forrest, MD Delafield, WI
HOLMBERG, Ricky David, MD Greensboro, NC
HUCKS-FOLLIS, Anthony George, MD Pinehurst, NC
JUSTICE, Brenda Jean, Physician Assistant Benson, NC
McGHEE, James Ernest, MD Charlotte, NC
MORTER, Gregory Alan, MD Wilmington, NC
O’DELL, Kevin Bruce, MD Shelby, NC
OLIVER, Joseph Andrew, III, MD Rockwell, NC
PYKE, George Albert, MD Anna Maria, FL
RAPPAPORT, Richard Alan, Physician Assistant Marion, NC
RATHBURN, Stephen Don, MD Asheville, NC
RIOS, Gustavo Ernesto, MD Jacksonville, MD
ROJO, Rodolfo, MD Cary, NC
SARMIENTO, Peter Matibag, MD High Point, NC
SMITH, David Lewis, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
SQUIRE, Edward Noonan, Jr., MD West End, NC
STEINER, Drew John, MD Elkin, NC
STROTHER, Eric Furman, MD Durham, NC
TOMPKINS, Kenneth James, MD Virginia Beach, VA
WHITLOCK, Gary Thomas, III, MD Jacksonville, NC
WRIGHT, Georgianna Aust, Physician Assistant Hickory, NC
Public Letters of Concern: 46 Actions (43 Physicians, 2 PAs, 1 NP)
[2006: 2 Actions (2 Physicians)]
ALVARADO, Teresa Lois, MD Jacksonville, NC
ASAJU, Sunday Olanrewaju, MD Utica, NY
BOOKER, James Judson, IV, MD Forest, VA
BRANTLEY, Julian Chisolm, III, MD Rocky Mount, NC
CABBELL, Kyle Lawrence, MD Greensboro, NC
CHAMBERLAIN, Steven Allison, MD Kings Mountain, NC
CLAYTON, Kimberly Lavita, MD Brooksville, FL
COUNCELL, Richard Bruce, MD Asheville, NC
ENNEVER, Peter Robert, MD Greensboro, NC
FUCHS, Herbert Edgar, MD Durham, NC
GALLUCCI, Richard Pat, MD Goldsboro, NC
GOUDARZI, Kamran, MD Wilmington, NC
GREER, Gary Wayne, MD Hickory, NC
GROSSMAN, Clifford Norman, MD Miami, FL
HINDS, David McDonald, Physician Assistant Goldsboro, NC
HUBERMAN, Richard Allen, MD Kinston, NC
JACKSON, George Hagan, MD Signal Mountain, TN
JACKSON, Richard Thomas, MD Winston-Salem, NC
JOSLIN, Richard Grant, MD Carolina Beach, NC
KHAWAJA, Usman Anware, MD Thomasville, NC
KING, Joseph John, MD Monroe, NC
LAND, Eurgia Charles, MD Greenville, NC
MacKENZIE, Karen Marie, MD Port Charlotte, FL
MATHIS, William Frazier, MD Patterson, NC

McLANAHAN, Gregory Allen, MD Tallahassee, FL
McNEAL, JoAnn Erlene, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
NAVASERO, Marie Canaynay, MD Henderson, NV
NJAPA, Anthony Kechante, DO Goldsboro, NC
NORRIS, Clarence Eugene, MD Matthews, NC
NOVELL, Laura Ann, MD North Canton, OH
PULEO, Joel Gregg, MD Pinehurst, NC
ROLLER, Jeffrey Earl, MD Morganton, NC
ROSS, David Bruce, MD High Point, NC
ROWE, Kristina Dezielle, MD Pollacksville, NC
SHUGARMAN, Richard Gerald, MD Atlantis, FL
SIMMONS, Leo Benjamin, MD Wilmington, DE
STALLINGS, Martin Wade, MD Kings Mountain, NC
STAUBER, Marshall Ephraim, MD Hollywood, FL
SWEET, Raymond Charles, MD Columbia, SC
TALLAPUREDDY, Sreedhar Reddy, MD Charlotte, NC
TICKLE, Dewey Reid, MD Wilson, NC
WACHOWIAK, Wilma Lynne, Nurse Practitioner Charlotte, NC
WEISS, Allan Stuart, MD St. Petersburgh, FL
WENN, Timothy Peter, MD Salisbury, NC
WESTON, Jonathan Dunbar, MD Winston-Salem, NC
YAGER, Howard Sanford, MD Atlanta, GA
Temporary/Date Licenses Issued (Via a Consent Order): 14 Actions (11 Physicians, 3 PAs)
[2006: 5 Actions (5 Physicians)]
APPLING, Jon Scott, MD Kerrville, TX
BASILI, Richard Louis, Jr., MD Kinston, NC
COLLINS, Paul Dwayne, MD Pembroke, NC
HAMBLETON, Scott Lewis, MD Hattiesburg, MS
HUMBLE, Scott David, MD Raleigh, NC
McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Wilmington, NC
ROBINSON, Lindwood Allen, MD Raleigh, NC
RUSSELL, Anthony Otis, MD High Point, NC
SHANTON, Gregory Damon, Physician Assistant Newport, NC
VAUGHAN, Howell Anderson, Physician Assistant Knightdale, NC
WEED, Barry Christopher, MD Raleigh, NC
WHITE, Steven William, Physician Assistant Fayetteville, NC
WHITLOCK, Gary Thomas, MD Jacksonville, NC
YOUNG, Jordon Terrell, MD Winterville, NC
Temporary/Date Licenses Allowed to Expire: NONE
[2006: NONE]
Consent Orders: 122 Actions [6 mod, 7 N-D] (100 Physicians, 18 PAs, 4 NPs)
[2006: 141 Actions [8 mod, 18 N-D] (121 Physicians, 18 PAs, 2 NPs)]
ADKINS, Paula Clark, MD South Charleston, WV
ALFORD, Glen Ernest, MD Wilkesboro, NC
ANDERSON, Robert Michael, MD Salisbury, NC
ARCHAMBAULT, Mark Elno, Physician Assistant Winston-Salem, NC
AUGUSTINE, Santhosh, MD Lumberton, NC
AUGUSTUS, Carl Trent, MD Charlotte, NC
BALENTINE, Kerry Layne, MD Shelby, NC
BARBER, Robert Anthony, DO Morehead, City
BASAMANIA, Beth P., MD Chapel Hill, NC
BASILI, Richard Louis, Jr., MD Kinston, NC
BENTLEY, Susan Warren, Nurse Practitioner Huntersville, NC

BLAKE, John Alder, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
BLAKELEY, Dean DeWayne, MD Raleigh, NC
BLISS, Laura Katherine, MD Mebane, NC
BOYD, William Scott, Physician Assistant Eden, NC
BRAY, Anthony David, MD Burlington, NC
BREWER, Thomas Edmund, Jr., MD Denton, NC
BRYDON, Kim Marie, MD Raleigh, NC
CARBONE, Dominick John, Jr., MD Winston-Salem, NC
CARBONE, Dominick, J. Jr., MD Winston-Salem, NC
CHAVIS, Robert Michael, Physician Assistant Raeford, NC
CLARKE, Theresa Sharon, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
COHEN, Max William, MD Greensboro, NC
COLLINS, Paul Dwayne, MD Pembroke, NC
COOPER, Armah Jamale, MD Butner, NC
CORLEY, Charles Austin, MD Kennesaw, GA
COULSON, Alan Stewart, MD Hamlet, NC
COX, Benjamin Gould, Jr., MD Menifee, GA
DASSO, Edwin Joseph, MD Greensboro, NC
DAUITO, Ralph, MD Vineland, NJ
DAVIDSON, Arthur Turner, Jr., MD New York, NY
DOBSON, Burt William, MD Fayetteville, NC
DOBSON, Richard Carl, MD Cary, NC
FANN, Benjamin Bradley, MD Asheville, NC
FIELDS, Jason Baker, MD Wilmington, NC
FREEMAN, Tyler Ira, MD Charlotte, NC
GAYLON, Ronald Curtis, MD Virginia Beach, VA
GIORDANO, Stephen Robert, DO Mooresville, NC
GREER, Gary Wayne, MD Hickory, NC
GREGORY, Ginger Dobbins, Physician Assistant Fuquay Varina, NC
GROSSLING, Sergio Freudenburg, MD Irving, TX
GUARINO, Clinton Toms Andrew, MD Hickory, NC
GUSTILO-ASHBY, Arlan Marcus, MD Cleveland, OH
HADDON, Werner Scott, MD Raleigh, NC
HAMBLETON, Scott Lewis, MD Hattiesburg, MS
HAMBURGER, David Phillip, MD Baltimore, MD
HARRELL, Raymond Martin, MD Chapel Hill, NC
HENSLER, Rachel Hurst, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
HENSLER, Rachel Hurst, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
HILL, Monica Rae, DO Lumberton, NC
HOPE, Shelly-Ann Violet, MD Lenoir, NC
HOWARD, Cleve W., MD Charlotte, NC
HUMBLE, Scott David, MD Raleigh, NC
JACKSON, Annie Margaret, MD Rutherfordton, NC
JOHANSEN, James Richard, MD Shelby, NC
JONES, Robert Glen, MD Raleigh, NC
KELLER, Phillip Arthur, Physician Assistant Currituck, NC
KHAYATA, Mazan, MD Tempe, AZ
LASSITER, Alan Kent, MD Raleigh, NC
LOWE, James Edward, Jr., MD Fayetteville, NC
MABE, Layla Myers, Nurse Practitioner Hamlet, NC
MacDONALD, Carolyn, MD Pittsboro, NC
MANGUNDAYAO, Felizardo Hocbo, MD Denton, NC
MANUSOV, Eron Grant, MD West End, NC
MARTIN, Michele, I., MD Statesville, NC
MATHEWS, Robert Simon, MD Lancaster, PA
McKEEL, Cameron Roberts, Physician Assistant Asheville, NC
McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Oxford, NC
McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Wilmington, NC

McMANUS, Shea Eamonn, MD Wilmington, NC
MERCIER, Randall Robert, MD Pinehurst, NC
MERRITT, Benjamin Keith, MD Sanford, NC
MOCLOCK, Michael Anthony, MD Dubois, PA
MORTER, Gregory Alan, MD Wilmington, NC
MOSS, John Simpson, Sr, MD Roanoke Rapids, NC
NASCIMENTO, Luiz, MD Hamlet, NC
NASH, Will Light, MD Sylva, NC
NG, Chun-Ho Patrick, MD Kannapolis, NC
NIEMEYER, Meindert Albert, MD Elon, NC
NORTHRIP, Dennis Ray, MD Lexington, KY
OKOSE, Peter Chukwuemeka, MD Texas City, TX
OWEIDA, Sami Joseph, MD Charlotte, NC
PAYTON, James Bayard, MD Asheville, NC
PITOVSKI, Dimitri Zivko, MD Advance, NC
PUSEY, Tanya Terese, Nurse Practitioner Huntersville, NC
RAPPAPORT, Richard Alan, Physician Assistant Greensboro, NC
RATHBURN, Stephen Don, MD Asheville, NC
REYNOLDS, Robert Jack, MD Knoxville, TN
RICARD, Denis Philip, Physician Assistant Pembroke, NC
ROBINSON, Lindwood Allen, MD Raleigh, NC
ROESKE, Christie Furr, Nurse Practitioner Belmont, NC
ROSS, Robert Edward, Jr., MD Hendersonville, NC
RUSSELL, Anthony Otis, MD High Point, NC
RUSSELL, Anthony Otis, MD High Point, NC
SHANTON, Gregory Damon, Physician Assistant Newport, NC
SHEPARD, Robert Charles, MD Chapel Hill, NC
SKELTON, Henry Grady, III, MD Tucker, GA
SLEEPER, Arthur, MD Martinsville, VA
SMILEY, Margaret Lynn, MD Durham, NC
SMITH, Kathleen Jeanne, MD Tucker, GA
SMITH, Michael Lantry, MD Nags Head, NC
SMITH, Stephen Keith, MD Morganton, NC
SPENCER, John Herbert, Physician Assistant Rocky Mount, NC
STEINER, Drew John, MD Elkin, NC
SWANGER, Russell David, DO Whiteville, NC
THRIFT-COTTRELL, Alesia Dawn, MD Red Springs, NC
TICKLE, Dewey Reid, MD Wilson, NC
TOMPKINS, Kenneth James, MD Virginia Beach, VA
UMESI, Joseph Jack, MD Angier, NC
VAUGHAN, Howell Anderson, Physician Assistant Knightdale, NC
WALDMAN, Richard Alan, MD Whiteville, NC
WALKER, Rogers Smith, MD Calabash, NC
WARE, Leslie Ann, Physician Assistant Wadesboro, NC
WEED, Barry Christopher, MD Raleigh, NC
WEED, Barry Christopher, MD Raleigh, NC
WHITE, Steven William, Physician Assistant Fayetteville, NC
WHITLOCK, Gary Thomas, MD Jacksonville, NC
WILLIAMS, Jason Anthony, Physician Assistant Wake Forest, NC
WINGFIELD, Thomas Whetsell, MD Gastonia, NC
WOOD, John Brian Thomas Elizabeth City, NC
WURSTER, Samuel Howard, MD Chicago, IL
YOUNG, Jordon Terrell, MD Winterville, NC
TOTALS: Total prejudicial actions taken in 2007: 292
The Board took one or more actions against: 174 Physicians; 27 PAs; 7 NPs; Total-208 practitioners
[2006: Total prejudicial actions taken: 264]
The Board took one or more actions against: 171 Physicians; 25 PAs; 4 NPs; Total-200 practitioners

III. Non-Prejudicial NCMB Board Actions -2007
NON-PREJUDICIAL ACTIONS
Dismissals: 4 Actions (4 Physicians)
[2006: 10 Actions (9 Physicians, 1 PA)]
KHAN, Ahmed Iqbal, MD Plano, TX
MASON, Rudolph Amadeus George, MD Norcross, GA
PADUA, Federico Pasudag, MD San Antonio, TX
WASHINGTON, Clarence Joseph, MD Fayetteville, NC
Temporary/Dated Licenses Extended: 19 Actions (19 Physicians)
[2006: 34 Actions (27 Physicians, 7 PAs)]
AARONS, Mark Gold, MD Southern Pines, NC
BARBER, Robert Anthony, DO Morehead City, NC
BARBER, Robert Anthony, MD Morehead City, NC
CRUMP, Carolyn Faydene, MD Lexington, NC
FARRELL, Edwin Gayle, MD Greensboro, NC
GARDNER, James Eric, MD Colllierville, TN
HARRIS, John Joel, MD Wilmington, NC
HUMBLE, Scott David, MD Raleigh, NC
KPEGLO, Maurice Kobla, MD Greensboro, NC
ROBINSON, Lindwood Allen, MD Raleigh, NC
ROGERS, Bruce William, MD Greensboro, NC
ROGERS, Bruce William, MD Greensboro, NC
ROSNER, Michael John, MD Hendersonville, NC
WEED, Barry Christopher, MD Raleigh, NC
WESSEL, Richard Frederick, MD Coinjock, NC
WHITMER, Gilbert Gomer, Jr., MD Raleigh, NC
WILLIAMS, Dwight Morrison, MD Roanoke Rapids, NC
WILLIAMS, Dwight Morrison, MD Roanoke Rapids, NC
YOUNG, Jordan Terrell, MD Goldsboro, NC
Temporary/Dated Licenses Became Full and Unrestricted: 10 Actions (6 Physicians, 4 PAs)
[2006: 12 Actions (10 Physicians, 2 PAs)]
AARONS, Mark Gold, MD Rockingham, NC
DEVIRGIILIS, Juan Carlos, MD Boone, NC
FARRELL, Edwin Gayle, MD Wilmington, NC
HARDY, Stephen Carl, MD Waxhaw, NC
JONES, Robert Glen, MD Raleigh, NC
KINNALLY, Steven Joseph, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
MUNCHING, Aaron Albert, Physician Assistant Durham, NC
SMITH, David Lee, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
WADDELL, Roger Dale, MD Aberdeen, NC
WHITE, Steven William, Physician Assistant Fayetteville, NC
Consent Orders Lifted: 24 Actions (18 Physicians, 6 PAs)
[2006: 23 Actions (20 Physicians, 2 PAs)]
ANDERSON, Joseph Robert, MD Asheville, NC
BERGER, Jeffrey Allen, MD Huntersville, NC
BLAIR, James Seaborn, III, MD Surf City, NC
BLEVINS, Douglas Dane, MD Durham, NC

BYRD, Leland Clinton, MD Zirconia, NC
CARLSON, James Lenhart, MD Cerro Gordo, NC
CROSS, Harry Giles, Jr., Physician Assistant Southern Pines, NC
DeVIRGILIIS, Juan Carlos, MD Boone, NC
ENGLISH, Thaddeus David, Physician Assistant Elizabeth City, NC
FARRELL, Edwin Gayle, MD Wilmington, NC
HALL, Charles Daniel, MD Supply, NC
HARDY, Stephen Carl, MD Waxhaw, NC
KINNALLY, Steven Joseph, Physician Assistant Wilmington, NC
KUERS, Peter Friedrich, MD Beaufort, NC
MUNCHING, Aaron Albert, Physician Assistant Durham, NC
NIEMEYER, Meindert Albert, MD Elon, NC
ONWUKWE, Augustine Nnana, MD Charlotte, NC
OWEIDA, Sami Joseph, MD Charlotte, NC
SMITH, David Lewis, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
SPEROS, Thomas Lee, MD Asheville, NC
TAUB, Harry Evan, MD Fletcher, NC
URETZKY, Ira David, MD Raleigh, NC
WADDELL, Roger Dale, MD Aberdeen, NC
WHITE, Steven William, Physician Assistant Fayetteville, NC
Reentry Agreements: 25 Actions (15 Physicians, 10 PAs)
[2006: 23 Actions (14 Physicians, 9 PAs)]
APPLING, Jon Scott, MD Kerrville, TX
ARANDA, Conrado Pena, MD Brevard, NC
BADER, Joanne Wilson, Physician Assistant Cincinnati, OH
BARTLETT-PANDITE, Arundathy Nirmalini, MD Res. Triangle Park, NC
BLEVINS, Douglas Dane, MD Durham, NC
BREITER, Katherine Lay, MD Morganton, NC
BYRD, Lelan Clinton, MD Zirconia, NC
CONNER-RIDDICK, Tracy Nickol, Physician Assistant Charlotte, NC
CORRY, Beverly Elizabeth, MD Goldsboro, NC
EDGERTON, Ann Killian, Physician Assistant Charlotte, NC
GARTH, Gregory Allen, MD Boone, NC
GIRARD, Christina Marie, DO Rohnert Park, CA
GOSFIELD, Edward, III, MD Asheville, NC
HAISLIP-RAMBO, Carole Lynn, Physician Assistant Mount Airy, NC
JOHNSON, Theresa Anne, Physician Assistant Linden, NC
KRAMER, Olga Maria, Physician Assistant Charlotte, NC
KROEGER, Christopher Allan, MD Chapel Hill, NC
KUHL, Lauren Elizabeth, Physician Assistant Cary, NC
MacPEEK, David Martin, MD Collegeville, PA
MORGAN, Perri Anne, Physician Assistant Chapel Hill, NC
PRIESTAF, Amy Christine, Physician Assistant Raleigh, NC
QUINN, Jane A., MD Huntersville, NC
SEWARD, Paul North, MD Raleigh, NC
STUART, Paula Shropshire, Physician Assistant Winston-Salem, NC
WALKER, Cheryl Lynn, MD Charlotte, NC
TOTALS: Total non-prejudicial actions taken in 2007: 82
The Board took one or more actions against: 51 Physicians; 16 PAs; 0 NPs; Total-67 practitioners
[2006: Total non-prejudicial actions taken: 102]
The Board took one or more actions against: 60 Physicians 17PAs;0 NPs; Total- 77 practitioners

Section B
General Data and Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Total Regulated Population
ITEM 1/2008 1/2007
Physicians | active licenses* (MD/DO) 29,605 28,852
in-state 21,029 20,615
out-state 8,576 8,237
Resident Training License (RTL) 2,292 2,264
Physician Assistants (PA) 3,346 3,091
Nurse Practitioners (NP) 2,997 2,746
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners (CPP) 60 58
Licensed Perfusionists (LP) 107 100
Anesthesiologist Assistants (AA) 0 0
LICENSING
2. Initial Licenses/Approvals
ITEM IN 2007 IN 2006
Physicians (MD/DO) 1,969 1,798
RTL 846 802
PAs 525 474
NPs 861 622
CPPs 22 15
LPs 9 97
AAs 0 0
COMPLAINTS/INFORMATION RECEIVED
(Information on one person may come from several sources)
ITEM IN 2007 IN 2006
3. Total Complaints Received 1884 1776
From Public 1228 1153
From Other Boards 270 278
From State Agencies 35 22
From Privilege Reports from Hospitals 13 9
From Health Care Professionals 144 148

From the NC Medical Board 181 158
From Other (media, etc) 13 8
4. Malpractice Reports 432 285
5. Medical Examiner’s Office Reports 20 18
CAUSES OF ACTIONS
BOARD ACTIONS
(See Section A for detailed information on all actions in 2007)
ITEM IN 2007 IN 2006
6. Prescribing Issues
(misprescribing, inappropriate prescribing, improper prescribing,
self-prescribing)
7. Alcohol/Substance Abuse
43 43
(alcohol abuse, substance abuse, obtaining drugs
improperly/illegally)
48 39
8. Incompetence, Failure to Meet Standards, Quality of Care 45 37
9. Mental/Physical/Behavioral Condition Affecting Practice 6 8
10. Conviction of Felony or Violation of Law Involving Medical Practice 6 7
11. Sexual Misconduct or Personal Boundary Issue 12 20
12. False/Deceptive Representation
(to patient, for personal gain, in claiming to treat under system
which not educated, to Board, in billings)
13. Medical Records
(false entries, inadequate, failure to make available to patient)
14. Failure to Cooperate with the Board or Obey Board
Order/Agreement
3 6
21 25
6 12
15. Action By Another Licensing Authority 41 83
16. Other Unprofessional or Unethical Conduct
(violation patient confidentiality, selling items to exploit patient,
improper payment for referrals, abortion contrary to law, failure to
pay child support, practicing with inactive license, aiding unlicensed
practice, failure to do required CME, other unprofessional or
unethical practice)
47 50
17. Modification or Amendment of Consent Order 7 9
Total 295 339