ORLANDO, Fla. – A Florida nurse practitioner has been arrested on claims that she violated federal law through her online Adderall prescriptions, according to an indictment filed on Tuesday.
The indictment shows that Erin E. Kim — whose office is in Windermere — made these prescriptions between 2021 and 2023 while working under Done Health, an online telehealth company centered around treating ADHD.
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“Done was a self-proclaimed ‘digital health company’ that operated on a subscription-based model where (’Done Members’) paid a monthly fee to Done,” the indictment reads. “Done advertised that it provided online diagnosis, treatment, and refills of medication for (ADHD).”
However, federal investigators alleged that Kim — along with another Done prescriber — helped Done Members get easy access to Adderall and other stimulants for illicit purposes that weren’t medically legitimate.
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More specifically, investigators claimed that Kim diagnosed Done Members with ADHD so that she could write them Adderall prescriptions and increase subscription revenue for Done Health.
Court records indicate that Kim would order Adderall for Done Members without an examination — sometimes without any video or audio communication at all.
Investigators said that because her pay was based on “patient load,” she sought to “maximize her profits” by neglecting to provide patient consultation, time or medical services after she initially met with Done Members, investigators added.
Over the two years she made these orders, Kim reportedly prescribed around 1.5 million pills of Adderall and received over $800,000 in exchange, the indictment stated.
Investigators accused Kim of violating several federal laws, including the Controlled Substances Act and the Ryan Haight Act.
Kim faces charges of distributing controlled substances and conspiracy to do so.
Meanwhile, Done Global is also under fire on similar accusations that it encouraged these sorts of behaviors, instructing providers like Kim to prescribe stimulant drugs even if a patient didn’t qualify. Some of the company’s patients have suffered fatal overdoses as a result, according to prosecutors.
The full indictment can be read by scrolling down to the media viewer below.
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