- Board of Registration in Medicine
WAKEFIELD — WAKEFIELD: At its meeting on May 9, 2024, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine took disciplinary action against the medical licenses of Lee S. Altman, M.D. and Mussa Mohamed, M.D.
In a Final Decision & Order, the Board found that Dr. Lee S. Altman, a board-certified psychiatrist, committed repeated negligence by failing to refer to the Massachusetts Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (MassPAT) before prescribing benzodiazepines to patients, billed for sessions that did not occur, failed to report his termination by his employer and failed to provide required information on his license renewal application. The Board stayed the suspension to allow Dr. Altman’s entry into a Probation Agreement requiring him to, among other things, arrange for and pay the costs associated with the monitoring of his completion of credentialing applications and his use of MassPAT and billing. The Board also imposed a fine of $10,000. Dr. Altman was first licensed to practice medicine in Massachusetts on January 25, 1995. Dr. Altman currently practices in a private office in Stoughton.
The Board reprimanded Dr. Mussa Mohamed’s medical license after he agreed, in a Consent Order, that he had pled guilty to one count of assault and admitted to sufficient facts to one count of violation of a restraining order. Dr. Mohamed is board certified in General Surgery and Family Medicine by the American Board of Medical Specialties. He also specialized in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Mohamed has been licensed in the Commonwealth since February 7, 2019.
The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine licenses more than 40,000 physicians, osteopaths and acupuncturists. The Board was created in 1894 to protect the public health and safety by setting standards for the practice of medicine and ensuring that doctors who practice in the Commonwealth are appropriately qualified and competent. The Board investigates complaints and determines sanctions. More information is available at www.mass.gov/massmedboard, or you may contact the Board at borimmediamassmail.state.ma.us.