At its Feb. 7-8, 2013 meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 53 licensed physicians and issued one cease and desist order. The disciplinary actions included one automatic suspension, eight voluntary surrenders/revocations and nineteen orders related to quality-of-care violations.
The Texas Medical Board issued 81 physician licenses at the Feb. board meeting after the Texas Board Exam, bringing the total number of physician licenses issued to date in FY 13 to 1,228. Thirty-two percent of physician licensure applications were completed in 10 days or less.
Disciplinary Actions to a Few Doctors:
Benavides, Richard Alex, M.D., Lic. No. F9189, Dallas
On Feb. 8, 2013, the board and Richard Alex Benavides, M.D., entered into an Agreed Order requiring Dr. Benavides to complete within one year 24 hours of CME including 16 hours in medical record-keeping and eight hours in risk management and pay an administrative penalty of $1,000 within 60 days. The board found Dr. Benavides failed to meet the standard of care and was disciplined by his peers for failure to maintain adequate and timely medical records.
Brooks, George Alfred, M.D., Lic. No. G4862, Humble
On Feb. 8, 2013, the Texas medical board and George Alfred Brooks, M.D., entered into an Agreed Order publicly reprimanding Dr. Brooks and requiring Dr. Brooks to cease treating chronic pain patients, surrender his DEA and DPS controlled substance certificates, within one year complete 24 hours of CME including eight hours in medical record-keeping, eight hours in identifying drug-seeking behavior and eight hours in risk management and pay an administrative penalty of $10,000 within 90 days. The board found Dr. Brooks failed to meet the standard of care and non-therapeutically prescribed controlled substances to multiple patients.
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