| | Physician Last Name: | Montegut |
| | Physician First Name: | Walton |
| | Physician Middle Name: | James |
| | Address: | Address redacted |
| | License Number: | 184645 |
| | License Type: | MD |
| | Year of Birth: |
1961
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| | Effective Date: | 12/12/2017 |
| | Action Description for DOH Webpage: | License suspension for twenty-four months, stayed in full with probation for thirty-six months and conditions. The physician was also fined $2,500 and must comply with the California State Board Order. The physician must also provide ninety days advance written notice to the Director of OPMC before practicing medicine in New York State. Later, on July 6, 2021 the physician was subject to an Interim Non-Disciplinary Order of Conditions. |
| | Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The physician did not contest the charge of having committed professional misconduct by having been disciplined by the Medical Board for the State of California for gross negligence with regard to his prescribing of controlled substances during his care of four patients and failing to maintain adequate medical records.The physician also did not contest the charge of having been convicted of an act constituting a crime in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange for one count of reckless driving. |
| | License Limitations or Conditions for DOH Webpage: | The physician must provide ninety days advance written notice to the Director of OPMC before practicing medicine in New York State. During the period of probation 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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