By Lisa Chedekel
Connecticut Health I-Team
A Derby nurse practitioner was among the top 10 prescribers nationally of the
most potent controlled substances in Medicare’s drug program in 2012 — an
anomaly in a state where Medicare records show nurse practitioners rarely
prescribe such drugs, which have a high potential for abuse.
Heather Alfonso, an advanced-practice registered nurse (APRN) at the Comprehensive Pain & Headache Treatment Centers LLC, wrote out 8,705 prescriptions for opioids
and other Schedule II drugs in 2012 — the most prolific prescriber among all
Connecticut practitioners, including pain specialists and other physicians,
according to Medicare data compiled by ProPublica.
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