Public Use Data File

(Last Update: February 2026)

The NPDB Public Use Data File contains selected variables from medical malpractice payment and adverse licensure, clinical privileges, professional society membership, and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports (adverse actions) received by the NPDB concerning physicians, dentists, and other licensed health care practitioners. It also includes reports of Medicare and Medicaid exclusion actions taken by the Department of HHS Office of Inspector General.

This file is updated four times a year to include data as of March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. The updated file is generally available within 2 months of the listed dates. Subscribe to receive an email when the file is updated. The file that is currently available for download contains disclosable reports received from September 1, 1990 through December 31, 2025.

This file does not include any information that identifies individual practitioners or reporting entities. The file is designed to provide data for statistical reporting and analysis only Read the Statement on the Public Use Data File.

Instructions

Complete the following to download the file.

1. Read the Data Use Agreement
2. Provide your contact information
3. Select file options for the data to include in the file and the file formal
4. Agree to the Data Use Agreement

Data Use Agreement

Federal law (42 U.S.C. § 11137(b)) requires HRSA to present the data in this file in a form that does not permit use of the data alone, or in combination with other available information, to identify any particular health care entity, physician, other health care practitioner, or patient. Therefore, as a condition of obtaining access to the data, users agree to:

1. Not use the dataset alone or in combination with other data to identify any individual or entity or otherwise link information from this file with information in another dataset in a manner that includes the identity of an individual or entity;
2. Upon the request of HRSA, return, delete or otherwise permanently dispose of all copies of the data in the dataset that are in their possession;
3. When reporting, disclosing or posting data from the dataset, not to identify any individual or entity; and,
4. If reposting the dataset or a subset of the dataset, require that third-party users of the data adhere to the same conditions above.

By using these data, you signify your agreement to comply with the conditions stated above. Continued access to these data is dependent upon compliance with such conditions.

Contact Information

Your contact information is only used for statistical purposes and is not distributed to other parties. Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* Name

Title

* City

* State

-- Select One -- AL Alabama AK Alaska AZ Arizona AR Arkansas CA California CO Colorado CT Connecticut DE Delaware DC District of Columbia FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii ID Idaho IL Illinois IN Indiana IA Iowa KS Kansas KY Kentucky LA Louisiana ME Maine MD Maryland MA Massachusetts MI Michigan MN Minnesota MS Mississippi MO Missouri MT Montana NE Nebraska NV Nevada NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico NY New York NC North Carolina ND North Dakota OH Ohio OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah VT Vermont VA Virginia WA Washington WV West Virginia WI Wisconsin WY Wyoming ---Territories--- AS American Samoa FM Federated States of Micronesia GU Guam PW Palau MP Northern Marianas PR Puerto Rico VI Virgin Islands ---Military--- AE APO AE - Europe AA APO AA - Central and South America AP APO AP - Pacific

* E-mail Address

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* File Options

View the record type and profession group selections.

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Record Type and Profession Group Selections

Record Type (RECTYPE) is the form of report submitted to the NPDB. Select the record types to include in your file.

• All: Includes all RECTYPEs: A, C, M, and P
• Adverse Action Report (AAR): Only RECTYPEs A and C are included
• Medical Malpractice Payment Report (MMPR): Only RECTYPEs M and P are included

Selecting a Profession Group

The Profession Group selection determines the records with specified License Field (LICNFELD) codes to include in your file.

• All: Includes all LICNFELDs
• Physician: Only records with LICNFELDs in the Physician Group (10, 15, 20, 25) are included
• Dentist: Only records with LICNFELDs in the Dentist Group (30, 35) are included
• Nurse: Only records with LICNFELDs in the Nurse Group (100, 110, 120, 130, 134, 135, 140, 141, 142) are included
• Other: Only records with LICNFELDs that are not in the Physician, Dentist, or Nurse groups are included

Visit the format specifications for details.

* Select a Record Type

All Adverse Action Report (AAR) Medical Malpractice Payment Report (MMPR)

* Select a Profession Type

All Physician Dentist Nurse Other

* Select a File Format

You can select any format for your file (displayed if both drop list selections are "All")

NPDB Data File Format Specifications (Web | PDF - 649 KB)

CSV is the only format available if you specify a report type or profession group for your data.

CSV Version

SPSS Version

ASCII Version

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