| Physician Last Name: | Pober |
| Physician First Name: | Joseph |
| Physician Middle Name: | Michael |
| Address: | 975 Park Avenue,
New York, New York 10028 |
| License Number: | 144489 |
| License Type: | MD |
| Year of Birth: |
1953
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| Effective Date: | 04/01/2019 |
| Action Description for DOH Webpage: | This consent order resolves the pending appeal of the Hearing Committee’s Determination and Order and suspends the physician’s New York State medical license for a period of nine months effective January 11, 2019. During the period of suspension the physician is required to complete courses of education in areas of coding; pain management; clinical documentation and controlled substances. At the conclusion of the license suspension the physician will be subject to practice conditions for a period of five years. |
| Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The Hearing Committee sustained charges finding the physician guilty of having committed professional misconduct by practicing the profession of medicine fraudulently; willfully making or filing a false report; practicing the profession of medicine with negligence on more than one occasion; practicing the profession of medicine with incompetence on more than one occasion and engaging in conduct during the practice of medicine which evidences moral unfitness. |
| License Limitations or Conditions for DOH Webpage: | During the period of conditions the physician may only practice medicine when his practice is being monitored by a licensed physician board certified in an appropriate specialty. |
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