Area Physicians Disciplined by State Board
Posted/updated on: November 21, 2014 at 2:33 am
AUSTIN – The Texas Medical Board has disciplined 39 physicians at its November meeting. Two are from this area. They are Tyler physician Dr. Lloyd Faust Mercer Jr., who was cited for violating the board of rules. And disciplinary action was taken against Dr. Teri Lynne Baumgartner of Athens for quality of care.
On November 7, 2014, the Board and Lloyd Faust Mercer, Jr., M.D., entered into an Agreed Order prohibiting Dr. Mercer from treating patients for chronic pain or engaging in the practice of pain management.
The order states Dr. Mercer shall not seek to reinstate DEA/DPS controlled substance registration certificates for Schedules II, III, IIIN, and IV; shall not treat or otherwise serve as a physician for immediate family, and shall not prescribe, dispense, administer or authorize controlled substances or dangerous drugs with addictive potential or potential for abuse to himself or his immediate family; and within one year and three attempts pass the Medical Jurisprudence Exam.
The Board found Dr. Mercer failed to adhere to treatment, monitoring, and documentation requirements regarding six chronic pain patients, four of which were his family members. Dr. Mercer’s treatment was not within the standard of care.
On November 7, 2014, the Board and Teri Lynne Baumgartner, M.D., entered into an Agreed Order requiring Dr. Baumgartner within one year complete at least 12 hours of CME, divided as follows: eight hours in medical record keeping and four hours in treating high risk pregnancy.
The Board found Dr. Baumgartner failed to meet the standard of care in regards to one patient by failing to adequately assess and treat the patient’s symptoms and failing to adequately document the medical records as to the patient’s noncompliance with treatment.
