Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that a Bradford County nurse practitioner has been charged with felony violations of Drug Act, Insurance Fraud, and Medicaid Fraud. She is charged for prescribing medications without a collaborating doctor and multiple counts of false billing, including while she was engaging in a personal relationship with her patient. Stephanie King, 45, of Ulster, is charged with three felony counts of Violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, two felony counts of Insurance Fraud, six felony counts of Medicaid Fraud, six felony counts of Forgery, two felony counts of Tampering with Public Records, and three felony counts of Theft by Deception. In total — the investigation found that Ms. King falsely billed in excess of $300,000 to private insurers, as well as $100,000 to the Commonwealth for services below acceptable medical treatment standards. Additionally, she allegedly wrote over 3,750 prescriptions to patients while not meeting the requirements to prescribe under Pennsylvania law.
