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Fact Based List:
Top 5 States with the Highest Number of Paid Malpractice Claims 2008 (Total Number of Claims)
Submitted By admin, Created 06/25/2010 - 00:30
- New York - 1,373
- California - 901
- Florida - 842
- Pennsylvania - 776
- Texas - 464
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of data from the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), Public Use Data File (NPDB0906.POR), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Practitioner Data Banks; accessed 2/24/10.
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Notes: Data for all years as of September 30, 2009. Data updated as of September 30, 2009. Data limited to those payments made during 2008 for medical malpractice claims for allopathic physicians (MDs), allopathic interns and residents (MDs), osteopathic physicians (DOs), and osteopathic interns and residents (DOs). Payments are based on physician's work state.