State of Washington

Complaints by Practice Type

Name: Complaints by Practice Type
Creator: State of Washington

Coded summaries of complaints filed with the Washington State Department of Health, categorized by practice type. Each record includes the business name, address, and complaint classification.

Example records

Openeddatetemporal	Statusstatus	Practicecodeidentifier	Practicenameclassification	Businesscategoryindustry	NAICSindustry	Businessnamebrand	Businesscityaddress	Businessstateaddress
2020-10-05	New	996	COVID-19	Travel	561520-Tour Operators	Holland America Lines	Seattle	WA
2025-12-12	Open	320	Unsatisfactory Repair/Service	Auto Repair	811100-Automotive Repair & Maintenance	Valvoline Corporate Headquarters		KY
2025-12-12	Open	320	Unsatisfactory Repair/Service	Telecommunications	513320-Telecommunications/Wireless	Verizon Wireless		AZ

Use cases

Vendor Due Diligence Screening

A procurement team evaluating a new service provider checks whether the business has open or unresolved complaints filed with a state health regulator, and what type of practice violations are on record, before approving the vendor relationship.

BusinessnameStatusPracticenameOpeneddateBusinesscity

Commercial Insurance Underwriting

An underwriter assessing a small business policy application pulls complaint history by NAICS code to gauge how frequently businesses in that industry attract regulatory complaints, informing loss probability estimates for the sector.

NAICSBusinesscategoryPracticenameOpeneddateStatus

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Business Networks

A fraud analyst at a fintech lender flags businesses that appear repeatedly across complaint records under different names but the same city and industry category, looking for shell or rebranded entities attempting to obscure a complaint history.

BusinessnameBusinesscityBusinessstateBusinesscategoryNAICS