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Here are four physicians involved in legal cases Becker's has reported on since March 9:

Raleigh Smith, MD, has had his license restricted by the Texas Medical Board for violating several rules, NBC affiliate KRIS 6 News reported March 15. 

Francisco Ortiz and James Brooks Mersing, MD, have been charged in connection with a theft of more than $650,000 from their former employer, Wedgewood Physicians in Morgantown, W.Va.

Illinois physician Mona Ghosh, MD, was indicted on 13 counts of healthcare fraud by a federal grand jury, according to a March 14 report from Fox affiliate WFLD.

George Barrio, MD, has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations that he overprescribed controlled substances to patients.

Here are four important prior authorization changes proposed or taking effect in 2023 for physician leaders to know: 

Former Pennsylvania physician John Keun Sang Lee, MD, was sentenced in federal court March 7 after being convicted for healthcare fraud.

There are over 500,000 practicing physicians in the U.S., according to 2022 data from consumer data platform Statista.

Medford, Ore.-based health system Asante is warning patients that their medical records may have been accessed by an unauthorized physician over the span of nine years, according to a March 8 report from The HIPAA Journal.

A proposed bill would allow Oklahoma's governor to directly appoint members of the board that decides who gets a license to practice medicine in the state and regulates physicians, NPR affiliate KOSU reported March 6.