The Northern Territory Health Minister has accused the management of Indigenous musician Gurrumul Yunupingu of using his illness for promotional purposes.

Earlier this week, Yunupingu's manager Mark Grose told the ABC the singer had nearly bled to death as he awaited surgery for a pre-existing medical condition.

Mr Grose further alleged Yunupingu was written off as "a drinker", when the singer's condition was actually the result of having had hepatitis B as a child.

On Wednesday, a stoush broke out on live radio between Yunupingu's private doctor Paul Lawton and John Elferink, as the politician wrote off the fallout from the artist's health scare as a stunt to sell music.

Dr Lawton appeared on 105.7 ABC Darwin to discuss the treatment of Yunupingu, after he was instructed by the multi-award-winning singer to publicly release his medical records.

Mr Elferink alleged Skinnyfish Music, the label that represents Yunupingu, created media storms when its artists were about to release a new album.

"The organisation continues to raise issues of racial abuse at about the time when their talent is about to release albums or is on the touring circuit," Mr Elferink said.

Multi-award-winning Indigenous artist Gurrumul Yunupingu performing. ( ABC News: Felicity James )

Dr Lawton rejected Mr Elferink's assertion the claims of racism were a publicity stunt to sell records, and noted he had no affiliation whatsoever with the record label.

"That is incorrect from my point of view. I don't stand for this sort of statement," Dr Lawton said.

"I don't represent Skinnyfish. I've got nothing to do with Skinnyfish, Minister. You're talking about another issue not relevant to this situation."

Yunupingu's manager alleged this week the singer was left bleeding internally for hours at Easter.

Dr Lawton said the original allegations of racial profiling had been raised by Mr Grose, and he found them "reasonable".

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"We know that racial profiling happens at RDH (Royal Darwin Hospital) because of nationally published data. We know that it happens at NT hospitals. We know it happens right around Australia," Dr Lawton said.

"This is a broader issue. We need to have that discussion about how we can improve care for Indigenous Australians so they receive the same level of care as non-Indigenous Australians."

Medical records approved for release by Yunupingu showed alcohol use was documented in his record during a hospital visit in March.

But Dr Lawton said the musician's chronic liver disease was instead wholly related to Hepatitis B that Yunupingu acquired as a child.

Medical records 'show alleged misdiagnosis as a drinker'

The Royal Darwin Hospital notes released to the ABC by Yunupingu showed the singer's medical issues were recorded as being related to "previous alcohol abuse".

Dr Lawton said the records indicated "assumptions" were possibly made about Yunupingu's history.

He alleged this assumption was then carried across to subsequent medical assessments during Yunupingu's hospital stay over Easter.

"That assumption was made when Gurrumul was very sick and unable to speak for himself," Dr Lawton said.

"That information was then transcribed to subsequent admissions without checking the relevant information with Gurrumul or other people."

On Tuesday, those claims were categorically rejected by Dr Dinesh Arya, executive director of medical services at Royal Darwin Hospital.

On Wednesday, Dr Lawton said Yunupingu had asked him to speak on his behalf.

Dr Lawton said Yunupingu's medical records clearly showed the words "alcohol abuse", and noted that "EtOH" was medical shorthand for alcohol.

"Those words 'Gurrumul is a drinker' do not appear in his medical records, that's true. How else do you get alcohol-related liver disease?" he said.