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Why midlevel supervision is an occupational hazard for physicians: the continued saga of Sarah Erny, DNP

Why midlevel supervision is an occupational hazard for physicians: the continued saga of Sarah Erny, DNP

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.

Physician's Assistant Convicted at Trial of Amniotic Fluid Scam

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.

Nurse practitioner sentenced to 20 years in prison for $192M Medicare fraud scheme

Nurse practitioner sentenced to 20 years in prison for $192M Medicare fraud scheme

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.

Louisiana NP arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offenses

Louisiana NP arrested and charged with multiple drug-related offenses

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.

Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner Charged with $7.8 Million Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme

Telemedicine Nurse Practitioner Charged with $7.8 Million Durable Medical Equipment Fraud Scheme

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 with one

Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme

Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme

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.

Trio of butthurt nurse practitioners sue California attorney general for the right to call themselves "Doctor"

Trio of butthurt nurse practitioners sue California attorney general for the right to call themselves "Doctor"

Why not spend your time, energy, and money on applying to medical school instead so you can eventually become a real doctor?

South Carolina newspaper names an NP as the "Best Family Physician"

South Carolina newspaper names an NP as the "Best Family Physician"

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.

Border Patrol NP fails to send child with 104.9° fever to hospital, child dies in custody

Border Patrol NP fails to send child with 104.9° fever to hospital, child dies in custody

What is it with grossly incompetent NPs failing to recognize high fevers and critical illness in children?

Imposter Doctors, the sequel to Patients at Risk, has been released

Imposter Doctors, the sequel to Patients at Risk, has been released

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,

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.

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Alaska nurse practitioner convicted on 10 felony counts after prescribing ~4.5 million opioids

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.

Louisiana psychiatric NP arrested for third degree rape

Louisiana psychiatric NP arrested for third degree rape

Louisiana sheriff's detectives arrested PMHNP Brennan C. Bergeron, 29, after receiving a complaint that he allegedly raped a victim during an office visit at a local health care facility.

White Karen NP goes berserk on pregnant black patient who wanted a work note

White Karen NP goes berserk on pregnant black patient who wanted a work note

In the post-Roe v. Wade landscape of an America that has historically marginalized minority patients in healthcare, the mistreatment of black patients like Jillian by white midlevel nurse practitioners like Theresa Smigo cannot go unexcused or unpunished.

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Texas physician assistant arrested for unlawfully practicing medicine

This rogue midlevel allegedly used the identities of other physicians and medical personnel to conceal his continued practice of medicine even though his PA license was suspended.

Georgia NP sentenced to prison for complex telemedicine fraud scheme

Georgia NP sentenced to prison for complex telemedicine fraud scheme

Fraudulent orders included a knee brace for a leg amputee.

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NP arrested and charged in $10.5M disability loan fraud scheme

This midlevel nurse practitioner takes the idea of pretending to be a physician to a whole new level!

Former pediatric NP sentenced to 15 years in the federal slammer for distributing child porn

Former pediatric NP sentenced to 15 years in the federal slammer for distributing child porn

COLUMBUS, Ga. – A Preston, Georgia, resident and former pediatric nurse practitioner (NP) was sentenced to serve 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in a case involving thousands of images and videos of child pornography. William Clinton Storey, 42, of Preston, Georgia, was

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.

Pediatric NP criminally charged with moonlighting as COVID vaccine con artist

Pediatric NP criminally charged with moonlighting as COVID vaccine con artist

Apparently, this enterprising midlevel's NYPD husband, who was in hot water himself for using police aircraft to draw air penises in the sky, is under investigation for potential involvement in the scheme too. What a classy couple!

The Hattiesburg Clinic study: midlevels should NOT function independently

The Hattiesburg Clinic study: midlevels should NOT function independently

An analysis of almost 10 years of data provides some of the clearest evidence yet that midlevels need to be closely supervised by physicians and kept on a short leash.

The latest from the AANA propaganda desk: CRNA Education

The latest from the AANA propaganda desk: CRNA Education

Whoever makes these AANA infographics needs to lay off the ketamine and coke.

Butthurt Physician Assistants can't handle the truth

Butthurt Physician Assistants can't handle the truth

On January 7, 2022, Medscape published an excellent op-ed piece entitled "PA Name Change Bad for Patients and the Profession" by Rebekah Bernard, MD, a Florida-based family medicine physician who co-authored the groundbreaking book Patients at Risk and serves as the president of Physicians for Patient Protection, a grassroots organization

Skits! Skits! Skits!

Midlevels aren't the only ones capable of making cringey internet videos!

Obnoxious family NP tells EMS that she has a "medical degree" in emergency medicine, interferes with scene

Narrator: She didn't have a medical degree.