Hansen, MD, has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in pain medicine.
They are being prosecuted in separate cases and have both been released on bond.Interventional Pain Specialists offer complete patient care through the use of conservative multidisciplinary approaches to treatment, recovery and re-injury prevention.ĬRESTVIEW HILLS, KY, Octo/24-7PressRelease/ - Interventional Pain Specialists, Anesthesiologist, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kendall E. The next court date for both doctors is Jan.
All the alleged illegal prescriptions were for Oxycodone Hydrochloride.įletcher's attorney, Mary Rafizadeh, said she and her client have no comment on the allegations because they have not had the opportunity to review the prosecution's evidence. On day one of leaving the building, we like them to be in the doctor’s office or treatment facility.”Ĭourt documents say the three instances occurred in June and August of 2016 with two different patients. In a Louisville CourierJournal story about people overdosing after being released from jail due to lack of care, Fletcher said: “We advocate for no lapses of care. In 2019, he was listed as the president of the Kentucky Society of Addiction Medicine. The Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, which could also restrict Hansen's ability to write prescriptions, meets Thursday to consider the situation.įletcher is accused of three counts of distribution of a controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose. He explained that Hansen's patients have serious chronic pain often brought on by tragic accidents. If the government had gotten its way, Chapman said hundreds of Hansen's patients would have suffered.Ĭhapman said his client recently sued and won an injunction against CVS pharmacy who had refused to fill his prescriptions. "I think they're just looking for statistics," Chapman said, explaining that the Department of Justice will want to say that this recent initiative resulted in a high number of charges filed.Ĭourt documents show prosecutors attempted to bar Hansen from prescribing opioids while on trial, but Chapman said the court ruled against that. The lawyer said he believes these charges were just a result of the government "cleaning off their desks." "His patients weren’t addicts," Chapman said.Ĭhapman said his client has been under investigation for years, which The Enquirer has previously reported. Specifically, the documents mention a November 2016 prescription for Tramadol and a March 2018 prescription for Phentermine. Investigators also accuse Hansen of writing prescriptions without a legitimate medical purpose.
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Restricted twice before: Former Kenton County coroner's license suspended Hansen is charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance.Ĭourt documents state Hansen was prescribed high doses of opioids by other doctors for his own use and then wrote other prescriptions in the names of employees at his practices to obtain even more drugs. Hansen's attorney, Ron Chapman II, said Hansen runs the practice.
Michael Fletcher practice at Intervention Pain Specialists. This comes shortly after Kenton County's former coroner was indicted on similar charges.ĭr. Two doctors from the same Crestview Hills pain clinic have been indicted in federal court.
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