Have I Been Reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank?

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was created by Congress as part of the Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986. The purpose of the act was to improve the quality of patient care by encouraging healthcare-related organizations to identify those practitioners who engage in unprofessional behaviors. The NPDB carries out its role by collecting information and maintaining reports on medical malpractice payments, federal and state licensure and certification actions, adverse clinical privileges actions, adverse professional association/society membership actions, negative actions or findings by private accreditation organizations and peer review organizations, healthcare-related criminal convictions and civil judgments, and exclusions from participation in a federal or state healthcare program (including Medicare and Medicaid exclusions). This information is collected on all licensed healthcare providers including CRNAs.