Convicted Fake PA Gets 2 Years in California
A California man has pleaded guilty to numerous felony counts for impersonating a PA and was sentenced to two years in prison. From the OC Register:
Steve Armand Martinez, 60, San Juan Capistrano, pleaded guilty to four felony count of the unauthorized practice of medicine, six felony counts of prescribing medication without a license, two felony counts of identity theft, one felony count of grand theft, one felony count of theft with a prior conviction for a 2004 theft, one misdemeanor count of identity theft with the intent to defraud, and one misdemeanor count of misrepresenting himself as a physician assistant.
From The Capistrano Dispatch:
The Medical Board of California (MBC) began investigating this case after receiving a complaint from a co-worker of Martinez, who discovered that the physician assistant license number belonged to another person.
When in doubt, check the NCCPA's Verify PA-C feature. It took me two clicks and 10 seconds to find this:
Steve Martinez is not certified by NCCPA.
Links
Article in The Capistrano Dispatch
Article in the OC Register
NCCPA's Verify PA-C