Medical board revokes Loudon Co. doctor’s license for over-prescribing opioids

LOUDON CO., Tenn. (WVLT) – A health care provider in Loudon County had his license completely revoked by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners on May well 25, according to records acquired by WVLT News.

Peter Stimpson was accused of more than-prescribing opioids with out documenting the justification for the prescriptions in 2016 and was placed on five-12 months probation soon after an investigation involving 45 of his clients. Stimpson was in the prime 50% of prescribers of controlled substances in the point out for two yrs in a row in 2014 and 2015, according to the 2016 order of probation.

“As an example of Respondent’s (Stimpson) overprescribing conduct, Respondent approved affected individual RH dangerously substantial amounts of managed substances from 2007 by 2014, which includes prescribing Xanax, Oxycodone Hydrochloride, Oxycontin, at one stage prescribing client RH a merged full of around 900 morphine equal day-to-day dosage (”MEDD”). Respondent unsuccessful to counsel individual RH relating to the harmful conversation of opiates and benzodiazepines, unsuccessful to suggest an alternate treatment, and unsuccessful to document in affected individual RH’s charts the variances in dosages, vitals, and prepare of treatment.”

In the course of his probation, he was supervised by a monitor assigned by the state, and Stimpson was purchased to comply with any suggestions the keep track of prompt and decrease his prescribing of opioids by 30%, in accordance to the files.

“Respondent (Stimpson) has failed to be in compliance all of with the terms and problems established by the Board by failing to follow the follow monitor’s recommendations,” the doc states. “This is in immediate violation of the consent buy.”

The information condition that Stimpson did not lower his opioid prescription amount and engaged in “unprofessional, dishonorable, or unethical conduct”.

The board permanently revoked Stimpson’s medical license and requested him to spend $1,000 in fines and pay out for the price tag of prosecuting the situation which ought to not exceed $50,000.

Stimpson owned a spouse and children apply at 901 Grove St. in the Loudon Medical Center.

It is unclear if the practice will close down or if he labored with other medical professionals.

You can test your doctor’s specialist record on the state’s department of health web site.

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