disciplinary actions & professional misconduct

Podiatrist sentenced to probation for drug charge (North Carolina)

Michael Quinn
April 15, 2009 12:54

 A Grifton podiatrist was sentenced to probation and a fine for a drug charge. Dr. Paul Joseph Civatte, 52, was given a sentence of 12 months of probation and a  fine for a reduced charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. The case dated back to Dr. Civatte's 2007 arrest for possession...

Podiatrist accused in drugs for sex case (Missouri)

Michael Quinn
April 07, 2009 11:19

Dr. Dave Dai Quang Pham, a St. Louis podiatrist, is accused of trying to exchange prescription drugs for sex. The St. Francois County Prosecutor charged 49-year-old Dr. Pham with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, distribution of a controlled substance, and a...

Missouri podiatrist pleads guilty to health care fraud (MO)

Michael Quinn
March 24, 2009 15:46

A St. Louis County podiatrist, Dr. Denise Hardy, 45,  recently plead guilty to a health care fraud charge in federal court in St. Louis and has admitted to over billing Medicaid and Medicare for unnecessary treatments. Prosecutors said that Denise Hardy, D.P.M.,  lied on treatment...

Podiatrist Guilty of Healthcare Fraud (Ohio)

Michael Quinn
March 05, 2009 12:50

Ohio  podiatrist, Dr. Harold M. Jones, DPM,   has been found guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Dr. Jones, 45, recently went on trial in Cleveland on 22 counts of healthcare fraud, six counts of aggravated identity theft and 26 counts of mail fraud. The jury found...

Podiatrist arrested for fraudulently selling prescriptions (New York)

Michael Quinn
March 02, 2009 15:14

A Long Island podiatrist was arrested and charged with writing and filling fraudulent prescriptions for painkillers and other drugs for personal use and resale for profit, Nassau County prosecutors said. Prosecutors said, Dr. William Levine, 42, was carrying a loaded .380-caliber handgun...