About HHS-OIG exclusions in California
The records on this page are individuals and entities with a California address that the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has excluded from
participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded health care programs. The latest imported
HHS-OIG LEIE dataset lists 9,692 currently excluded California
records — 9,406 individuals
and 286 entities. While a party is
excluded, federal health care programs will not pay for items or services they furnish, order, or prescribe.
This page summarizes the public LEIE dataset only and is not an official government record.
Always verify a person or entity's identity and current exclusion status directly with HHS-OIG before
making employment, contracting, credentialing, billing, or compliance decisions.
Top cities in California
California cities with the most HHS-OIG LEIE exclusion records include
Los Angeles (659), Fresno (356), San Diego (307), Sacramento (306), San Jose (183), Long Beach (177).
Top exclusion types in California
The most common statutory bases for exclusion in California are
license revocation, suspension, or surrender (4,242), conviction of program-related crimes (3,075), conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect (667), default on health education loan or scholarship obligations (592), felony conviction relating to health care fraud (499).
Provider categories in California
Common provider categories among excluded California records include
Individual - Licensed Health Care Service Provider (1,901), Nursing Profession (1,157), Medical Practice, MD (739), Individual (Unaffiliated) (717), Chiropractic Practice (560), Private Citizen / Entity (505).
Records (9,692)
Flora Bustillos
Individual
Program Crime
La Puente, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Sep 2005
Brian Martin Burke
Individual
Revocation
Berkeley, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Sep 2005
Penny L Briscoe
Individual
Revocation
Imperial Beach, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Sep 2005
Dionna Jo Bowers
Individual
Revocation
Rocklin, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Sep 2005
Theresa Benham
Individual
Revocation
San Diego, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Sep 2005
Sung Wook Kim, DDS, INC
Entity
Controlled Entity
Los Angeles, CA ·
Entities controlled by a sanctioned individual
· Excluded Sep 2005
Los Angeles Treatment Services
Entity
Program Crime
Los Angeles, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Sep 2005
California Cosmetic Dentistry
Entity
Controlled Entity
Los Angeles, CA ·
Entities controlled by a sanctioned individual
· Excluded Sep 2005
Joseph Yedid
Individual
Program Crime
San Diego, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Aug 2005
Abigail G Vidales
Individual
Revocation
Los Angeles, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Michael Ruben Umansky
Individual
Program Suspension
Los Angeles, CA ·
Exclusion or suspension under a federal or state health care program
· Excluded Aug 2005
Teresa Marie Turner
Individual
Revocation
Lakeside, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Quy Q Tran
Individual
Felony Fraud
Sacramento, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to health care fraud
· Excluded Aug 2005
Jorge Horacio Steppuhn
Individual
Program Crime
Pomona, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Aug 2005
Karen Sue Smith
Individual
Drug Felony
La Mirada, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to controlled substance
· Excluded Aug 2005
Edgardo Salangsang
Individual
Revocation
Hayward, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Roberto Carlos Perea
Individual
Fraud
San Pedro, CA ·
Conviction relating to fraud
· Excluded Aug 2005
James Jr Pendleton
Individual
Revocation
Dublin, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Gad Osuji
Individual
Revocation
Los Angeles, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
James Patrick O'brien
Individual
Drug Felony
Camarillo, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to controlled substance
· Excluded Aug 2005
Cliff Lowden III Murray
Individual
Revocation
Costa Mesa, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Michael Lim
Individual
Revocation
Jackson, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
James W Leftwich
Individual
Revocation
Toluca Lake, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Susan Elizabeth Kuehl
Individual
Revocation
Redlands, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Kyo Hyun Jin
Individual
Program Crime
Los Angeles, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Aug 2005
Preston Harris
Individual
Revocation
San Jose, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Kathryn Gomez
Individual
Revocation
Calexico, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Cecilia Gomez
Individual
Revocation
Mira Loma, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Steve Hurle Fugitt
Individual
Revocation
Lindsay, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Stephen Ernest Fangerow
Individual
Revocation
Running Springs, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Michelle Estaville
Individual
Revocation
Oxnard, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
John Deitch
Individual
Revocation
San Diego, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Clifford Anthony Davis
Individual
Drug Felony
Taft, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to controlled substance
· Excluded Aug 2005
Lourdes C Cerda
Individual
Program Crime
Fontana, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Aug 2005
Angela Maria Byers
Individual
Drug Felony
Riverside, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to controlled substance
· Excluded Aug 2005
Robert Baldwin
Individual
Revocation
Porterville, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Aug 2005
Melvin Otis Baker
Individual
Patient Abuse
Cardiff By The Sea, CA ·
Conviction relating to patient abuse or neglect
· Excluded Aug 2005
Payam M Afsharian
Individual
Program Crime
Santa Monica, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Aug 2005
Vickie Mae White
Individual
Revocation
Rancho Cucamonga, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2005
Christopher R Viveros
Individual
Revocation
Tehachapi, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2005
Nancy Elaine Valentino
Individual
Revocation
Hemet, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2005
Aleksandr Treynker
Individual
Program Crime
Canoga Park, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Jul 2005
Karrie Lynn Thompson
Individual
Felony Fraud
Merced, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to health care fraud
· Excluded Jul 2005
Robert L Strusz
Individual
Felony Fraud
Oakland, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to health care fraud
· Excluded Jul 2005
Edward Howard Starks
Individual
Program Crime
Inglewood, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Jul 2005
James Louis Stakely
Individual
Felony Fraud
San Diego, CA ·
Felony conviction relating to health care fraud
· Excluded Jul 2005
Henrik Sardariani
Individual
Program Crime
Burbank, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Jul 2005
Katarzyna Rygiel
Individual
Revocation
San Diego, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2005
Emma R Romero
Individual
Revocation
Mareno Valley, CA ·
License revocation, suspension, or surrender
· Excluded Jul 2005
Jose Carlos Quevedo
Individual
Program Crime
Fontana, CA ·
Conviction of program-related crimes
· Excluded Jul 2005
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