CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A Clarksville doctor whose clinic was raided by federal agents in 2024 has now been charged with health care fraud in what federal prosecutors say was a years-long scheme involving the unlawful prescribing of controlled substances.
Dr. Ramon Aquino, 77, is charged with one count of health care fraud, alleging he prescribed “medically unnecessary” controlled substances for more than five years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Prosecutors allege Aquino prescribed “excessive and inappropriate quantities” of controlled substances while operating North Clarksville Medical Center, issuing more than 1.08 million pills and doses during that period, the press release said.
Many of those prescriptions were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose and were outside the usual course of professional practice….
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