Booze and the unemployed former doctor.

Shane West, who played Dr. Ray Barnett on NBC's ER, needed some patching up when he tripped and fell on his face in his own backyard after having a few drinks, RadarOnline.com reports.

Fresh from partying at Boulevard3 in Los Angeles and watching Katy Perry perform, the ex-doc and some cronies decided to take the party back home, an eyewitness said.

With more booze under his belt and in his gullet, Shane was soon face down in his own backyard.

The face plant left him black & blue and semi-cut up.

A "wit" suggested it was a good look for Shane's punk band.