Query for avoiding multiple rows.

These pivot-type queries are a little rigorous, as you've figured out.  The main difficulty is a dynamic number of columns.

If you have a MAXIMUM number of boards on which a physician may be, you can do something like this:

SELECT B1.Physician_Name, B1.Board_Name as Board_Name1, B2.Board_Name as Board_Name2,
  ... Bn.Board_Name as Board_NameN, B1.Specialy_Name as Spec_Name
From
  Board_Specialty B1 Left Join
  Board_Specialty B2 on B1.Physician_Name = B2.Phsyician_Name And B1.Order_ = 1 And IsNull(B2.Order,2) = 2
... Left Join Board_Specialty Bn on B1.Physician_Name = Bn.Phsyician_Name And  IsNull(Bn.Order,n) = n

Honestly, I think your table structure is a bit more complex than that. If this query doesn't get you there, please tell us about the related tables.

SELECT B1.Physician_Name, coalesce(B1.Board_Name,'') as Board_Name1, coalesce(B2.Board_Name,'') as Board_Name2,
   coalesce(B3.Board_Name,'') as Board_Name3, B1.Specialy_Name as Spec_Name
From  Board_Specialty B1
Left outer Join   Board_Specialty B2
on B1.Physician_Name = B2.Phsyician_Name
And B2.Order = 2
 Left Outer Join Board_Specialty B3
 on B1.Physician_Name = B3.Phsyician_Name
And  B3.Order = 3
Where B1.Order = 1

True, there are more details.  I over simplified the query.  The query right now is made up of 4 tables.  

Med_Prof_Spec:
-Board_name

Med_Prof:
-Last_name
-First_name
-Middle_initial
-Degree
-Languages_spoken

Med_Prof_Offices:
-Address
-City
-Zip
-Phone

Med_Prof_Facilities:
-Expertise

Here is the current query:

SELECT      
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Last_name,
                    dbo.Med_Prof.First_name,
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Middle_initial,
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Degree,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Phone_number_1,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Fax_number,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.Expertise,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Address_1,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Address_2,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.City,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.State,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Zip_Code,
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Languages_spoken,
                    dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties.Board_name
FROM         dbo.Med_Prof INNER JOIN
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Offices ON dbo.Med_Prof.Med_Prof_Record_No =    
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Med_Prof_Record_No INNER JOIN
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities ON dbo.Med_Prof.Med_Prof_Record_No =
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.Med_Prof_Record_No INNER JOIN
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties ON dbo.Med_Prof.Med_Prof_Record_No =
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties.Med_Prof_Record_No AND
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.Order_ =
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties.Order_ AND dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Order_ =
                   dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties.Order_

WHERE    
                    (dbo.Med_Prof_Offices.Primary_office = 1) AND
                    (dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.Current_status = 'fellow' OR
                     dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.Current_status = 'active'
                    (dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities.FacCode = 'fhorland01') AND
                    (dbo.Med_Prof.Degree = 'md' OR
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Degree = 'DDS MD' OR
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Degree = 'dds, md' OR
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Degree = 'md, dds'

ORDER BY
                    dbo.Med_Prof.Last_name,
                    dbo.Med_Prof.First_name

Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Procedure vwMedProfBoard, Line 31
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'THEN'.
Server: Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Procedure vwMedProfBoard, Line 56
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'order'.

What is causing this error?

LowFatSpread's answer is a view, then a query of that view.  If you want to execute the creation of the view at the same time as the query, replace that middle THEN with GO.

(btw, the solution's his, I'm just helping out a bit.)

The mod I suggest above makes it look like this:


Create View vwMedProfBoard
as
Select MPO.Med_prof_record_no     ,              
                    MPO.Phone_number_1,
                    MPO.Fax_number,
                    MPF.Expertise,
                    MPO.Address_1,
                    MPO.Address_2,
                    MPO.City,
                    MPO.State,
                    MPO.Zip_Code,
                    MP.Languages_spoken,
                    MPS.Board_name,mps_order

From  dbo.Med_Prof_Offices as MPO
INNER JOIN   dbo.Med_Prof_Facilities as MPF
   ON MP.Med_Prof_Record_No = MPF.Med_Prof_Record_No
INNER JOIN   dbo.Med_Prof_Specialties as MPS
   ON MP.Med_Prof_Record_No = MPS.Med_Prof_Record_No
  AND MPF.Order_ = MPS.Order_
  AND MPO.Order_ = MPS.Order_

WHERE   MPO.Primary_office = 1
  AND   MPF.Current_status in ('fellow','active')
  AND   MPF.FacCode = 'fhorland01'
  AND   MP.Degree in ('md','DDS MD' ,'dds, md' , 'md, dds' )



GO --here's the change
SELECT      
                    MP.Last_name,
                    MP.First_name,
                    MP.Middle_initial,
                    MP.Degree,
                    B1.Phone_number_1, b1.Fax_number, b1.Expertise,  b1.Address_1,  b1.Address_2, b1.City,
                b1.State, b1.Zip_Code, b1.Languages_spoken,
                b1.Board_name,
                b2.Board_name,
                b3.Board_name

FROM         dbo.Med_Prof as MP                    
Inner Join vwMedProfBoard as B1
  on mp.med_prof_record_no=b1.med_prof_record_no
left outer join  vwMedProfBoard as B2
  on mp.med_prof_record_no=b2.med_prof_record_no
 and b2.mps_order > b1.order
left outer join  vwMedProfBoard as B3
  on mp.med_prof_record_no=b3.med_prof_record_no
 and b3.mps_order > b2.order
 
ORDER BY  MP.Last_name, MP.First_name