At its June 12, 2026, meeting, the Texas Medical Board disciplined 18 licensed physicians.
The disciplinary actions included: nine orders related to standard of care, one administrative/rules violation, two voluntary surrenders, one order related to unprofessional conduct, two Waiver Orders, two Mediated Settlement Agreed Orders, and one Default Order.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Agreed Orders
Standard of Care:
Boonipat, Thanapoom, M.D., Lic. No. U9214, Lubbock
Caldarola, Vincent August, M.D., Lic. No. G1345, San Antonio
Diaz, Roberto Jose, M.D., Lic. No. M7142, San Antonio
Fein, Steven Alan, M.D., Lic. No. F3457, Houston
Kureshi, Ikram Urrehman, M.D., Lic. No. M8104, Sherman
Mech, Arnold Walter, M.D., Lic. No. G9499, Frisco
Morton, Rebecca Lynn, M.D., Lic. No. S3425, Midland
Wu, Xinyu, M.D., Lic. No. S5297, Cypress
Violation of Board Rules:
Smith III, Jack Coldwell, M.D., Lic. No. L3131, Carthage
Voluntary Surrender:
Lucchese, Christopher Frank, D.O., Lic. No. P1784, Plano
Smith III, Raleigh Arnold, M.D., Lic. No. F4547, Aransas Pass
Agreed Orders on Formal Filing
Standard of Care:
Velimirovic, Bratislav, M.D., Lic. No. P4000, El Paso
Unprofessional Conduct:
Salem, Salem A., M.D., Lic. No. Q2704, Beaumont
Waiver Orders
Peer Review/Other States’ Actions:
Leverrier, Regina Yvonne, M.D., Lic. No. U0252, Lakewood, CO
Pretorius, Harold Thomas, M.D., Lic. No. E7488, Crowley
Mediated Settlement Agreed Orders
Standard of Care:
Romero-Arreola, Fermin, M.D., Lic. No. M2234, Laredo
Non-Therapeutic Prescribing:
Martin, Sharhonda La Shadye, M.D., Lic. No. K9120, Houston
Default Orders
Pearlman, Michael L., M.D., Lic. No. P1579, Aurora, CO
To view disciplinary orders and Board action history, visit the TMB website, click on "Look Up a License," accept the usage terms, then type in a licensee's name. Click on the name shown in the search results to view the licensee's full profile. Within that profile is a button that says, "Current Board Action.” All releases and bulletins are also available on the TMB website under About Us > Newsroom.
