{"id":328749,"date":"2026-07-03T20:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328749\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T20:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T20:21:09","slug":"fsu-health-nurse-practitioner-arrested-on-drug-fraud-falsifying-medical-records-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328749\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU Health nurse practitioner arrested on drug fraud, falsifying medical records charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A FSU Health Lifestyle Medicine Clinic nurse practitioner was charged Wednesday, accused of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication through a clinic employee, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lee Barfield, 48, of Bainbridge, was taken into custody on five counts of controlled substance fraud and five counts of falsifying medical records, an arrest affidavit revealed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Lee Barfield, 48, of Bainbridge, was taken into custody on five counts of controlled substance...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7PTEUPCUQ5GY3BTHCLEXWLAGOU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"1326\" \/>Lee Barfield, 48, of Bainbridge, was taken into custody on five counts of controlled substance fraud and five counts of falsifying medical records, an arrest affidavit revealed.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She is listed as a nurse practitioner on the <a href=\"https:\/\/clinic.nursing.fsu.edu\/our-team\/providers\/leeann-h-barfield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/clinic.nursing.fsu.edu\/our-team\/providers\/leeann-h-barfield\">clinic\u2019s website.<\/a> WCTV has reached out to Florida State University for comment and will update this story once we learn more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Her arrest comes after a receptionist at the clinic reported that Barfield repeatedly prescribed pain medications that were not medically necessary, according to investigators with the FSU Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The court document went on to reveal that the employee told investigators Barfield had instructed her to fill the prescriptions in exchange for promising a job at the USPS with better benefits and pay. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Barfield also allegedly paid the employee for the cost of the pills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">FSU PD wrote in the affidavit that the scheme happened multiple times over several months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Barfield was booked into the Leon County Detention Facility. 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