Physician and Surgeon License Defense

Attorney Michael Levinsohn provides leading physician and surgeon license defense in Illinois. We are here to help you resolve any disciplinary proceedings. Should you find yourself in this situation, please contact my office so we can aide you in protecting your license.

Doctors are licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, IDFPR/IDPR. Once an individual is licensed the IDFPR/IDPR can initiate disciplinary proceedings against them for the following reasons:

  • Failure to followup on CT or X-Ray results
  • Allegations of substandard care
  • Improper prescriptions
  • Improper drug prescriptions
  • Failure to file or pay Illinois income taxes
  • Alleged improper relationship with a patient
  • Alleged improper relationship with a pharmaceutical representative
  • Failure to timely address medical condition
  • Improper placement of IV catheter
  • Performing procedure without patient consent
  • Submitting claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary services
  • Being charged with a felony or misdemeanor
  • Failure to report a conviction in a criminal case
  • Performing the wrong procedure on a patient
  • Medical fraud
  • Unprofessional conduct
  • Failure to timely diagnose
  • Substance abuse
  • Violation of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act
  • Failure to pay child support
  • Failure to respond to the Department’s request for information
  • Improper documentation and charting
  • False Advertising