Nurse practitioners (NPs) are the quintessential midlevel provider, coming in various flavors such as FNP, AGACNP, and PMHNP. Numbering ~325,000 in the US, these midlevels' education often consists of little more than an online diploma mill degree and 500 hours of clinical exposure, amounting to less than 5% of a physician's training. Yet, many states allow them to practice independently without physician supervision or oversight.
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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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The DEA is not going to be happy about this.
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This picture is worth nowhere near a thousand words.
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If you're going to take potshots at us, bud, it's best that you don't miss.
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In our medical opinion, the numbers mean that you are very stupid and that you shouldn't be allowed near patients anymore.
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Admittedly, "Snow Family Nurse Practitioner" or "Snow Family Midlevel" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Noctor
"Top Imposter" would be a more fitting title, don't you think?
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If you want your child to receive evidence-based medical care, let alone care from a real pediatrician, Natural Choice Pediatrics is certainly not the place to go.
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Hey, we know a few "cardio people". They're called "cardiologists".
Noctor
Get the "liquid gold" liposuctioned out of your fat arms by a sketchy nurse practitioner under the supervision of an equally sketchy neurosurgeon!
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With his impressive knowledge of skin anatomy, we hope this NP doesn't develop a sudden "passion" for aesthetics.