A Middle Tennessee nurse practitioner has been charged with TennCare Fraud. The TBI has obtained indictments for 67-year-old Patsy Burks (DOB 9-5-53) who owned and operated North Terrace Medical Clinic in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The investigation into Burks began in July of 2020, when allegations surfaced surrounding Burks inappropriately using patient information to fraudulently issue prescriptions for scheduled drugs. On Thursday, the Lawrence County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging Burks with 37 counts of Obtaining Prescription Drugs by Fraud, 37 counts of Identity Theft, and two counts of TennCare Fraud. Authorities subsequently arrested Burks and booked her into the Lawrence County Jail on $25,000 bond.
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