Sujata R Maddineni, M.D. agrees to cease medical practice
Summary
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has entered into a Voluntary Agreement Not to Practice Medicine with Dr. Sujata R Maddineni. Effective immediately, Dr. Maddineni agrees to cease all medical practice in the Commonwealth. This agreement is non-disciplinary but will be reported to national data banks.
What changed
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine has finalized a Voluntary Agreement Not to Practice Medicine with physician Sujata R Maddineni, M.D. (BRN 79846, Docket No. 26-046). Effective immediately, Dr. Maddineni agrees to cease all medical practice in Massachusetts. This agreement is considered non-disciplinary but will be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank and the Federation of State Medical Boards. Any violation of this agreement by Dr. Maddineni could lead to immediate summary suspension of her license.
Healthcare providers in Massachusetts should note this action as an example of regulatory oversight. While this specific agreement is with an individual physician, it highlights the Board's authority to require a cessation of practice. Dr. Maddineni is required to notify active patients in writing, by phone, and email about the closure of her practice and post a sign at her practice entrance, update her voicemail, and websites to reflect her non-practicing status. Staff must be available to provide medical records upon request. The agreement remains in effect until the Board modifies or terminates it, or takes final action on the underlying complaints.
What to do next
- Dr. Maddineni must cease all medical practice in Massachusetts immediately.
- Dr. Maddineni must notify all active patients in writing, by phone, and email about the practice closure.
- Dr. Maddineni must post a sign at the practice entrance, update voicemail, and websites to reflect non-practicing status.
Penalties
Violation of the agreement may constitute sufficient grounds for immediate summary suspension of the physician's license to practice medicine, or any lesser sanction the Board deems fit.
Source document (simplified)
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, SS.
Board of Registration in
Medicine Docket No[s]. 26-046
In the Matter of
Sujata R Maddineni, M.D.
BRN 79846
VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT NOT TO PRACTICE MEDICINE
This Agreement is entered into between the Board of Registration in Medicine
(Board) and the physician, Sujata R Maddineni, M.D. (physician).
- The physician agrees to cease the practice of medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts effective immediately [if engaged solo practice: except as provided in paragraphs 10-12].
- The Board agrees that it will not take action to summarily suspend the physician's license on the basis of information known to the Board as of the date concerning the docketed complaint[s] set forth in the caption of this Agreement except as provided in paragraph 8.
- The physician and the Board agree that this Agreement will remain in effect until the Board determines that this Agreement should be modified or terminated; or until the Board takes other action against the physician's license to practice medicine; or until the Board takes final action on the docketed complaints set forth in the caption of this Agreement.
- The physician is entering this Agreement voluntarily.
- The physician understands and agrees that this Agreement is a public document and may be subject to a press release or disclosure as required under Massachusetts public records law.
- The physician understands and agrees that this action is non-disciplinary, but will be reported by the Board to the appropriate federal data banks and national reporting organizations, including the National Practitioner Data Bank and the Federation of State Medical Boards.
- The physician understands and agrees that upon the Board's acceptance of this Agreement, the physician's license status shall be Voluntary Agreement not to
Practice, a non-disciplinary status¹. The physician further understands and agrees
that while this Agreement is in effect, if the physician holds a Massachusetts
Controlled Substance Registration (MCSR), the MCSR status shall be
"Terminated," a non-disciplinary status.
The physician understands and agrees that any violation of this Agreement shall
constitute sufficient grounds for immediate summary suspension of the physician's
license to practice medicine, or any such lesser sanction as the Board may deem fit to
impose, effective upon written notice to the physician, notwithstanding the
provisions of paragraph 2. If the Board suspends the physician's license pursuant to
this paragraph, the suspension shall remain in effect until the Board takes an action
as set forth in paragraph 5.The physician understands and agrees that by voluntarily agreeing not to practice
medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pursuant to this Agreement, the
physician does not waive any right to contest any allegations brought against the
physician by the Board and the physician's signature on this Agreement does not
constitute any admission on the physician's part. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as an admission or acknowledgment by the physician
of wrongdoing of any kind in the practice of medicine or otherwise.[If engaged solo practice] The physician agrees to notify all active patients in writing,
by phone and email that the physician's practice is presently closed and will remain
closed during the pendency of this Agreement. The physician further agrees to post a
sign at the entrance of the practice and udate the practice's outgoing voicemail
message and any websites to reflect that the physician is not presently practicing
medicine.[If engaged solo practice] The physician agrees to have staff available to provide
copies of medical records for patients who request them. The physician further
agrees to notify patients in writing and by email of the process for obtaining
requested records.[If engaged solo practice] The physician agrees to facilitate the transfer of care of the
physician's active patients to another provider. For patients who do not require
continual follow-up, the physician agrees to provide information about options for
transferring care. For patients who need continual follow-up, the physician agrees to
provide specific referral to another physician who is suitable with respect to
practice specialty and has the ability to accept new patients.
[^1]: In the event that the physician's license lapses prior to or during the period that this Agreement remains in
effect, the license status shall be Lapsed while under Voluntary Agreement not to Practice, a non-disciplinary
status.
Standard Template effective 1-23-25
The physician agrees to provide a complete copy of this Agreement, within twenty-
four (24) hours of notification of the Board's acceptance of this Agreement, by
certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery to the following
designated entities: any in-state or out-of-state hospital, nursing home, clinic, other
licensed facility, or municipal, state, or federal facility at which I practice medicine;
any in-state or out-of-state health maintenance organization with which I have
privileges or any other kind of association; any state agency, in-or-out-of-state, with
which I have a provider contract; any in-state or out-of-state medical employer,
whether or not I practice medicine there; the Drug Enforcement Administration
Boston Diversion Group; the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Drug Control
Program; and the state licensing boards of all states in which I have any kind of
license practice medicine. I will certify to the Board within seven (7) days that I
have complied with this directive. The Board expressly reserves the authority to
independently notify, at any time, any of the entities designated above or any other
affected entity, of any action it has taken.This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties at this time.
Sujata R Maddineni
Sujata R Maddineni, M.D.
Licensee
DATE 01-31-2026
[If the physician is represented by counsel] I certify that I have explained to the physician
the legal rights and consequences of executing this agreement.
Attorney for Sujata R Maddineni, M.D.
DATE
Accepted by the Board of Registration in Medicine this 3rd day of February 2026.
Booker Bush, M.D.
Board Chair or Designee
Ratified by the Board of Registration in Medicine this 12th day of February 2026.
Booker Bush, M.D.
Board Chair or Designee
Standard Template effective 1-23-25
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