The state Board of Medicine brought 11 formal disciplinary actions against North Dakota doctors this year.
The number includes three sanctions that resulted in physicians losing their license to practice in the state.
Records show Daniel Canchola and Padmini Nagaraj lost their licenses for federal health care fraud… and Craig Grorud of Bismarck lost his license. His spa was allegedly the scene of prostitution and human trafficking. He pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor promoting prostitution.
Figures show the number of disciplinary actions in 2021 was two fewer than the previous year, but matched the annual tally in 2018 and 2019.
Alcohol-related incidents typically make up the bulk of the board’s sanctions.
Doctors in the state also were disciplined for such things as incompetence, unethical behavior, substandard care, and criminal offenses.
The group reviews up to 120 cases against doctors annually.
AP
