Hopkins Chiropractor Placed on Probation

The Board of Chiropractic Examiners fined a Hopkins chiropractor $40,000, placed him on probation and ordered him to take an ethics class following accusations that he made diagnoses and ordered tests with insufficient documentation, according to a board stipulation and order signed last week.

Gary Lee Smith Jr. is accused of providing insufficient documentation for:

• Neurodiagnostic testing for six patients,
• A diagnosis of cervicobrachial syndrome for three patients,
• A diagnosis of cervical radiculitis for three patients,
• A diagnosis of lumbosacral radiculitis for three patients

The order also states that there were insufficient clinical indicators to justify neurodiagnostic testing in six patients and to justify the length and quantity of services for six patients.

Patch could not immediately confirm which practice Smith works at or what sparked the investigation.

He did not admit to the accusations but signed off on the order for the purposes of settlement, according to the documents.

The board suspended Smith’s license but stayed that suspension in its entirety and placed him on at least two years of probation. If he practices during his probation, he will be subject to quarterly monitoring and unannounced board inspections.

(Click on the PDF to the right to read the full stipulation and order.)