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Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Missouri, physician pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to making a false statement to Medicare to obtain insurance coverage for a fentanyl prescription and to conspiring with others to use his DEA registration number to issue Schedule II controlled substances to patients in his absence.

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Action Details

  • Date:December 8, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions