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Name Title Specialty Certified Primary Practice Location Licensed Or Has Been Licensed In
James Ernest Yates MD Verify Specialty Certification
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License History

License Type License Number Status License Date Expiration Date
PMD 15139 Deceased 07/13/1987 05/10/2013

Education History

School Date Completed Nature of Training
Wright State University School Of Medicine 06/14/1986 Medical or Podiatric School
Marshall U/A Hospitals, Huntington 06/30/1987 Post-Graduate Training

Physician Assistant(s) Collaboration

Name
No Current Supervision

Discipline/Board Action History

Discipline/Board Action Type of Action Action Date Public Documents
Yes Suspension of License 10/03/1988
Yes Probation of License 12/13/1990
Yes Probation of License 12/6/1991
Yes Probation of License 1/22/1993

Malpractice History

Settlements in malpractice claims occur for a number of reasons, and are often made without any admission, inference or finding of fault on the part of the practitioner. Some medical specialties have a higher rate of malpractice claims because of higher risks associated with certain specialty practices. The malpractice information reported below should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

Action Loss Date Action Date Insurance Company Adjudicating Body/Case #
Dismissal 09/27/1994 08/13/1999 Medical Assurance CIRCUIT COURT OF WOOD CO, WV/96-C-311

This data was retrieved on 4/17/2026.

The West Virginia Board of Medicine is the sole authority for the issuance of licenses to practice medicine and surgery, to practice podiatry, and to practice as a physician assistant in collaboration with MDs and DPMs in the State of West Virginia, and is the regulatory and disciplinary body for medical doctors, podiatric physicians and their physician assistants.

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