Attachment 1 Overview of the NPDB

OMB Number: 0915-0366; Expiration date: XX/XX/202X

Table A. Overview of the NPDB
Reporters
Medical Malpractice Payers Medical/Dental State Licensing Boards Hospitals and Other Healthcare Entities Professional Societies with formal peer review DHHS Office of Inspector General U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration	Federal and State Government agencies Health plans
Queriers
Hospitals Professional Societies with formal peer review Boards of Medical/Dental Examiners and other healthcare practitioner State Licensing Boards Other healthcare entities with formal peer review Plaintiffs’ attorneys or plaintiffs representing themselves (limited) Healthcare practitioners and practitioner organizations (self-query) Researchers (statistical data only)	Federal and State Government agencies Health plans Healthcare practitioners/providers/suppliers (self-query) Researchers (statistical data only)
Available Information
Medical malpractice payments (all healthcare practitioners) Adverse actions - based on reasons relating to professional competency and conduct (primarily physicians/dentists) Licensing actions: revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation, surrender, denial of an application for renewal of license, and withdrawal of an application for renewal of license (reported as a voluntary surrender) Clinical privileges actions Professional society membership actions Medicare and Medicaid exclusions (all healthcare practitioners) U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration actions (all healthcare practitioners)	Licensing and certification actions Revocation, suspension, censure, reprimand, probation Any other loss of license – or right to apply for or renew – a license of the provider, supplier, or practitioner, whether by voluntary surrender, non-renewal, or otherwise Any negative action or finding by a Federal or State licensing and certification agency that is publicly available information Civil judgments (healthcare-related) Criminal convictions (healthcare-related) Exclusions from Federal or State healthcare programs Other adjudicated actions or decisions