Legal fight escalates over physician’s sanctions for past drug use

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 877

Last Updated: 43 minutes ago

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The Iowa Board of Medicine is fighting to sanction an emergency room physician who allegedly “drank to excess and used cocaine, opiates, mushrooms, and marijuana,” often within 24 hours of working.

According to the Iowa Board of Medicine, Dr. Chad Becker, who once practiced at UnityPoint Health’s Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, admitted routinely consuming an excessive amount of drugs and/or alcohol prior to 2022, resulting in a referral to the Iowa Physician …

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