States where physicians face the most malpractice suits

Seventy-two percent of physicians in Louisiana have faced malpractice suits, according to Medscape’s “Physicians and Malpractice Report 2023.”

Riz Hatton

Friday, October 27th, 2023

The report included 3,037 physicians across 29 specialties.

Here are the states where physicians face the most malpractice suits:

Note: Respondents said they were a sole or co-defendant.

Louisiana: 72%

Indiana: 68%

Kentucky: 68%

New Mexico: 67%

Pennsylvania: 66%

New York: 65%

Oregon: 64%

Missouri: 59%

South Carolina: 57%

Tennessee: 57%

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