Authority and scope
Check the professional and concern
The DC Board of Medicine regulates MDs, DOs, and physician assistants, as well as several other professions. Its current Board page links the DC Health professional complaint route. Hospitals and other facilities have a separate complaint entry on the general complaint page.
Supporting guidance: DC Health: Board of Medicine ↗DC Health: professional or facility complaint ↗
How the official source says to file
- On DC Health's complaint page, choose the link for a healthcare professional licensed by DC Health, rather than the facility option. The Board of Medicine page links the same professional intake.
- Have the practitioner's full name, credential, treatment dates and locations, and a factual account ready. Keep copies of relevant documents. The linked online form could not be read, so its required fields, signatures, authorizations, and attachment rules are not verified.
- For assistance with the current filing route, call the complaint page's contact number, 877-672-2174. Confirm any proposed mail or email alternative with staff before using it; no alternative was verified for this medical route.
Supporting guidance: DC Health: Board of Medicine ↗DC Health: professional or facility complaint ↗
What this route may not provide
The Board's published review document says it cannot provide legal advice about a private action or order reimbursement, awards, or damages. It reviews possible professional-law violations. If a matter belongs to another agency, it may refer it rather than investigate.
Supporting guidance: DC Board of Medicine: complaint review process ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
The Board's process document says qualifying complaints are shared with the named provider for response and otherwise are not public outside a formal hearing. Anonymous filing was not established. Ask how the current intake handles your identity and sensitive attachments.
Supporting guidance: DC Board of Medicine: complaint review process ↗
Published review estimate is not a filing deadline
The linked Board document says review may take up to 120 days before a determination. It is an older process publication, not a guaranteed current completion time. A filing deadline was not established by this check; ask promptly.
Supporting guidance: DC Board of Medicine: complaint review process ↗DC Health: review-process publication page ↗
What may happen after filing
The Complaints Review Unit checks professional jurisdiction and whether the alleged conduct could violate law. A complaint may be closed, referred, or sent to the provider for response. Investigators can prepare an evidence report for Board action. The published process says decisions are communicated in writing.
Supporting guidance: DC Board of Medicine: complaint review process ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.
Read the linked authority and process information ↗
Sources and scope
DC Health: Board of Medicine ↗
MD/DO and PA scope, professional complaint link and review-process attachment.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
DC Health: professional or facility complaint ↗
Separate professional/facility entry points and assistance contact.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
DC Board of Medicine: complaint review process ↗
Jurisdiction review, provider response, confidentiality, remedies and published 120-day estimate.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
DC Health: review-process publication page ↗
2012 publication date of the process attachment still linked from the Board.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.