Board suspends license of doctor who admitted daily cocaine use

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 545

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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State regulators have suspended for 90 days the license of a former central Iowa physician who allegedly admitted using cocaine daily before entering treatment.

According to the Iowa Board of Medicine, Dr. Chad Becker “routinely worked in the hospital of a major healthcare network” after acquiring his Iowa medical license. Some board records indicate Becker was first licensed to practice in Iowa in March 2009, while others give the date as March 2019.

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