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Does the NPDB include all lawsuits filed against health care practitioners?
No. The NPDB only includes medical malpractice payment reports (MMPRs) and does not contain records of all lawsuits filed in courts. For MMPRs, each organization that makes a payment for the benefit of a health care practitioner in settlement of, or in satisfaction in whole or in part of, a written claim or judgment for medical malpractice against that practitioner must report the payment information to the NPDB. Medical malpractice payments are limited to exchanges of money and must be the result of a written complaint or claim demanding monetary payment for damages. The written complaint or claim must be based on a practitioner's provision of or failure to provide health care services for MMPRs.
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