If the South Carolina medical board has investigated him or issued a private reprimand, it doesn't appear on his active license and the laws don't require them to disclose it.
"We can tell you that we've taken necessary steps, including fulfilling all reporting obligations in support of our top priority of providing quality health care to the communities we serve," the statement read. Today, he practices at the Carolina Pines Medical Group in South Carolina.
A detailed WBTV analysis of both North Carolina and South Carolina disciplinary records reveals major differences in how much information each board shares with the public.
In case after case reviewed by WBTV where doctors held licenses in both South and North Carolina, South Carolina's medical board withheld key disciplinary information or medical malpractice settlements that North Carolina released to the public.
A spokesperson for the S.C. Medical Board of Examiners said South Carolina's laws are much more restrictive than North Carolina in what they allow the board to reveal to the public.
South Carolina's medical board ranks fifth from last in a new report from Public Citizen, a national nonprofit that has been tracking and researching medical boards for years.
The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation contracts with the South Carolina Recovering Professionals Program to ensure that physicians who have mental health or substance abuse issues are compliant with any requirements imposed upon the licensees to maintain their safety to practice.
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