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 Physician Last Name:Wefald
 Physician First Name:Franklin
 Physician Middle Name:C
 Address:101 East Market Street Suite 1H Smithfield, NC 27577
 License Number:164368
 License Type:MD
 Year of Birth: 1959
 Effective Date:05/05/2016
 Action Description for DOH Webpage:License suspension for one year stayed with probation for two years with a censure and reprimand and a $2,500. fine.
 Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage:The physician did not contest the charge of having been disciplined by the North Carolina State Medical Board for prescribing medications including controlled substances to a patient who is a family member, while signing another physician's name to the prescriptions and failing to maintain a medical record for the patient.
  License Limitations or Conditions for DOH Webpage: During the period of probation the physician may only practice medicine when his practice is being monitored by a physician board certified in an appropriate specialty.
 Board Order:
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BRD 164368.pdf