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As evidenced by the case of California NP Sarah Erny, midlevels are a threat to the health of their patients as well as the license and reputation of their supervising physicians.
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Following a 5-day trial, a PA who injected amniotic fluid into patients’ joints in a dubious attempt at pain management has been convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 12 counts of healthcare fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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NP Elizabeth Hernandez was sentenced to 20 years in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $192 million in claims for genetic tests and durable medical equipment that patients did not need and telemedicine visits that never occurred.
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Nurse practitioner Jennifer Ann Levinson faces multiple charges as a result of an investigation that uncovered an alleged drug-trafficking scheme involving fraudulent prescriptions for friends and family members.
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For Immediate Release: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts BOSTON – A Virginia-based nurse practitioner has been charged in connection with a $7.8 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces. Daphne Jenkins, 64, was charged
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NP Elizabeth Hernandez, 45, of Homestead, signed thousands of orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests, resulting in fraudulent Medicare billings in excess of $200 million.
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Why not spend your time, energy, and money on applying to medical school instead so you can eventually become a real doctor?
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It's inexcusably disgusting for a practice with the word "physicians" in its name to try and pass off a midlevel nurse practitioner as a family medicine physician.
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What is it with grossly incompetent NPs failing to recognize high fevers and critical illness in children?
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Rebekah Bernard, MD, co-author of the book Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare, president of Physicians for Patient Protection (PPP), and a nationally recognized speaker and expert on physician wellness and the importance of physician-led care, has launched her highly-anticipated new book,
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Hopefully, this groundbreaking case against California DNP Sarah Erny will set a precedent nationwide for legislators and law enforcement to pursue, prosecute, and punish nurse practitioners and other midlevel providers who attempt to fraudulently represent themselves as doctors/physicians.
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51-year-old midlevel NP Jessica Joyce Spayd of Eagle River prescribed ~4.5 million opioids with little to no medical justification causing addiction, suffering and deaths across Alaska.