Dr. Trust Me BroIndependent data journalism · wry humorTier 6 · Heart, kidney and liver
Conditions that named non-physician doctors, mostly chiropractors, list as things they treat, grouped by who is most at risk if the advertised care is wrong. Every name links to the full dossier, the page it was said on, and the state rule we read it against.
In Tennessee, where we read the published scope rules for these practitioners, kidney and liver disease is not among the permitted categories of practice as we read them. One practitioner we analyzed advertises it anyway. Kidney and liver disease are diagnosed by laboratory testing and imaging and managed by nephrologists and hepatologists. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding.
The rule each row was read against, in the state where that practitioner is licensed.
Tennessee · Tennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
T.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(1)(B), (D)
Listed by strength of the public record for this condition, not by any judgment of the person.
Chiropractor, Tennessee · confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number · 1 material
“Kidney Disease” In their own words
Public content appears to address Kidney Disease, which the cited rule text suggests may fall outside the Chiropractor scope in Tennessee.
My stage 3A kidney disease is stable.
Where it was publishedArchived copyFull reportT.C.A. § 63-4-101(a)(1)(B), (D)
Must refer to: A nephrologist or a hepatologist.
Kidney and liver disease are diagnosed by laboratory testing and imaging and managed by nephrologists and hepatologists.
Every row links to the page it came from and to the rule we read it against. People listed here were confirmed in the federal provider registry with a profession license number. Classifications reflect our review, not an adjudicated finding. Records may share a common name with someone else, may be incomplete, or may have since been resolved, dismissed, or overturned. This section is analysis and opinion, not legal advice.