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Examples of midlevels engaging in the unethical (and in some cases illegal) practice of misrepresenting themselves as doctors. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes that a physician is an individual who has received a “Doctor of Medicine,” “Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine,” or an equivalent degree (eg, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ‘MBBS’) following successful completion of a prescribed course of study from a school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine.

California DNP gets slammed with $20,000 fine for calling herself a "doctor"

California DNP gets slammed with $20,000 fine for calling herself a "doctor"

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.

Halloween midlevel meme compilation

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Halloween midlevel meme compilation

A collection of our favorite Spirit of Halloween midlevel memes scavenged from the internet, featuring NPs, NP students, PMHNPs, DNPs, PAs, and CRNAs!

"Physician-founded" scrubs company Jaanuu features a "Doctor" in its latest ad

Nurse Practitioner

"Physician-founded" scrubs company Jaanuu features a "Doctor" in its latest ad

Call a spade a spade, and this "family primary care provider" for what he is - a midlevel, non-physician-provider.

Where's the doctor at Dr. Pales Healthcare?

Where's the doctor at Dr. Pales Healthcare?

This "doctor" pales in comparison to an actual physician.

Physician Assistant

PA student roleplays as "medical student" on LinkedIn

Personally, we think "provider student" is a more appropriate title. NPs, PAs, physicians...they're all the same, right?

Kansas hospital celebrates midlevels on National Women Physicians Day

Kansas hospital celebrates midlevels on National Women Physicians Day

Not a good look for the University of Kansas Health System.

Will the real doctor please stand up?

Will the real doctor please stand up?

When patients ask for a doctor, they sure as hell aren't referring to a PMHNP.

I'm a doctor, the badge says so!

Nurse Practitioner

I'm a doctor, the badge says so!

Why waste years of your life in medical school when you can just get a badge that says "Doctor"?

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse practitioners demonstrate sterile surgical technique in classy Instagram liposuction video

Necrotizing fasciitis has never looked so good!

The Midlevel Paradoxes

Compiled from Reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctor/comments/mvnbj4/midlevel_paradoxes/] 1. The Duality of Practice Paradox NPs: “We can do everything that a doctor does. We can diagnose, prescribe, and treat. We practice medicine!” Also NPs: “Nooo, it wasn’t malpractice I swear! I wasn’t practicing

"Dr." Sylvienash Moma, DNP's sketchy COVID-19 vaccines

Say Nada to DNP Moma's vaccines.

"Dr." Gerald "Jay" Baltz, PMHNP and the tragedy of Stevie Ryan's death

Medicine 101: Don't sleep with your patients.

"Dr." Erica Zelfand, ND

"Family physician"? How about fraudulent physician?

"Dr." Carly Willeford, DNP, MS, FNP, BSN-BSW, RN

Who needs evidence-based medicine when you have the power of biblical principles and creation science?

$200 for Sexual Bliss: "Doctor" Penny Lane / Eden Family Practice

It seems like with every new noctor we write about, the bar gets lower and lower. Today's feature, which comes from an anonymous tipster, is "Doctor" Penny Lane, of "Eden Family Practice" in Thorntown, Indiana. She offers "primary care to the entire family, from birth through end of life." Is

"Dr." CeCe Brooks, DNP - "The Discovery Doc"

Whenever I'm feeling sad, I take out my medical school diploma and start caressing it.

Boosting the Botox business with review fraud: Amanda Barrett-Azzano, DNAP, CRNA

This noctor is "board-certified in anesthesiology"!

"Dr." Cheryl Winter, DCN, FNP-BC/APRN, RDN

Our next noctor by the name of Cheryl Winter certainly has no qualms about presenting herself as a doctor to potential patients. "Dr." is not only in her website's domain name, but also festooned across the website from the header to the footer. It's not until one digs into the

Words matter: Victory for anesthesiologists in New Hampshire

ASA Applauds New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Nurses’ Use of Physician Term, AnesthesiologistThe American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today applauds the New Hampshire Supreme Court for upholding the New Hampshire Medical Board’s decision that health care professionals using the term “anesthesiologist” must be licensed physicians and

Get high with the Marijuana Doctor

This one had us chortling for a good while. The Marijuana Doctor? If you were hoping for an actual doctor, i.e. a physician, you're out of luck. Marijuana Doctor Nerfis Elminowski joins the ever-increasing ranks of Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree holders (ab)using their "doctorate" as justification

Nurse practitioner achieves peak capitalism

Note: It has come to our attention that as of 02/26/2021, the fastpsycharizona.com website has been taken down and replaced with a "Not Found" page. However, the site as it originally appeared is still viewable on archive.vn. Fast Psych Arizona...oh great, who doesn't like a

"Dr." Seth Osgood

GrassRoots Functional Medicine - VT, NH, TX, OR, FLDr. Seth Osgood treats the underlying causes of chronic disease at Functional Medicine clinics in New Hampshire, Vermont, Texas, Oregon, and Florida.GrassRoots Functional MedicineTyler T. With a spiffy sweater and a stethoscope around his neck, if you were a layperson checking

"Dr." Monica Roundtree

Another example of a NP "noctor", this time in Florida, taking full advantage of the state's recently-passed "full practice authority" statue. Just because you have a DNP doesn't mean that you can present yourself as a doctor to patients, a term that refers exclusively to medical doctors (who actually went

"Dr." Cynthia McNeill, Ph.D., MBA, FNP-C

Website Here we have another example of a midlevel nurse practitioner being blatantly misrepresented as a doctor in a clinical context. Cynthia McNeill's "doctorate" in "Human Services" comes from Capella University, another fine and reputable for-profit institution known for its rigorous online coursework /s. We're not exactly sure how a

"Dr." Katina Davis-Kennedy

Because University of Phoenix + FNP = Doctor.