Steven Kotsonis, MD, 34, of Compassionate Care Clinic in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin was indicted June 21st. The indictment was for 21 counts including conspiracy and distribution of controlled drugs. His office manager, Susan Moyer, 53, was charged with 10 similar counts. Dr. Kotsonis is expected to plead not guilty this week. According to the indictment, Dr. Kotsonis, licensed to dispense controlled substances such as oxycodone, morphine and Valium, did so “illegally” from 2012 to 2013.
Previously, another doctor, Dr. Donald Beaver of Beaver Medical Clinic had his license suspended in 2012 for prescribing controlled drugs “without a legitimate purpose”, the catchall phrase being used by the Justice Department illegally today. Dr. Kotsonis stepped up to the plate to take care of Dr. Beaver’s patients—a very honorable and compassionate thing to do. Ms. Moyer had worked for Dr. Beaver and then started working for Dr. Kotsonis.
According to the DEA, they warned Kotsonis, stressing that he needed to be the one in the clinic making out prescriptions and Dr. Kotsonis agreed. Now with that as a history, do you really think that Dr. Kotsonis would be so stupid as to sign prescriptions of patients he hadn’t seen, which they are now saying he did?
This attack on another physician just shows how brazen the government has become in attacking anyone in the medical profession with these illegal charges. And the crass manner in which the media portray the doctor is unbelievable.
A newspaper article written by John Diedrich of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has obviously spurious quotes ascribed to Dr. Kotsonis and Ms. Moyer, but the source of those quotes is not given. My guess is they are made up by the government just for the media to publish. The writer also criticizes Dr. Kotsonis for putting higher numbers on prescriptions. But in reality, that might have been to save the patient money. Writing only one week of medication at a time costs the patient 4x more than writing a month at a time. And that’s what it looked like he was doing, if Dr. Beaver’s prescription was for 30 pills while Dr. Kotsonis’s was for 120. At that number, it must have been for short-acting meds, which are usually required every 4-6 hours to maintain pain control.
An office visit by a DEA undercover agent (who are usually drug abusers who will say anything the government tells them to say to avoid prosecution themselves) claimed that vitals weren’t taken. Now really, if the chief complaint is pain, are blood pressure and temperature really necessary? Depending on how busy the clinic was, I can understand not checking vitals with every visit. And should that really be considered a crime? According to the new laws being proposed by Congress, it will be a crime, and every doctor in the country will be likely guilty of committing one if the Justice Department has their way. The government has created their gravy train, and as this case demonstrates, they will fabricate “crimes” to criminalize as many doctors as they can. The main thing at that visit was the Dr. Kotsonis did ask about pain levels. That pertains to the chief complaint, and should be all that is necessary to continue an effective prescription.
According to Mr. Diedrich, patients were found that were selling their pills–a woman who ran homes for “the disadvantaged” using residents to get the pills and then sold them, for example. Now I wonder if that person has been charged with distribution. My guess is no. Doctors are the target today because of their assets.
Dr. Kostonis was also castigated for treating patients outside the area and from other states. But since it’s only about 40 miles to Illinois, that’s really not so bad. People in my area now have to travel 2 or more hours to get to a pain management physician, and if they have Medicaid it is more like 4-6 hours.
The primary reason for this attack on Dr. Kotsonis appears to be the continuation of government persecution of doctors that are really doing nothing wrong. More than likely Dr. Kotsonis is an independent family physician who provided care for the expendable (per government agenda) population in his area. Controlled drugs have been given the notoriety of causing drug addiction and leading to the heroin epidemic and increased overdose deaths. My charge, however, is that it is the government attacks such as this one that are causing the overdoses. And the REAL cause of addiction is not the medication. If you are interested in knowing what the real cause of addiction is, you can attend a webinar that I will be providing on the subject soon, or get the DVD I am producing. Sign up to follow the blog and you should be notified when these are available. Meanwhile, stop believing all the hype being spread by the media as a part of erroneous government propaganda.
Dr. Kotsonis is still able to practice medicine. Although the Compassionate Care Clinic is closed, it would appear he still has a practice at Stevanovic Family Clinic which has been in operation since 2011. He is also now running Faithful Physician Services, a mobile medical practice that brings primary medical care to the home. If you are in the area, please support Dr. Kotsonis.
Addendum:
Dr. Kotsonis pleaded guilty in December, 2019 and was sentenced to 1 year 1 day in prison. So he was released in July, 2021. Anyone in communication with him, please tell him to work on forgiveness and when he is ready, join us in the effort to restore humanity to the nation.
Addendum from the author:
I have failed in my mission to end these attacks on doctors and pain patients. Through John Bevere’s book The Bait of Satan, I have figured out why—my lack of forgiveness to those who attacked me. As in Mark 11: 24-26:
“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”
And when you do not do the will of the Father, you are estranged from him and he will ignore you. So we all must forgive the agents who attacked us in order for things to be made right through any of our works.
Jesus said
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
But we cannot lay down our lives for God unless we know Him well enough to trust Him. We must have the assurance that He would never do anything to harm us. He always looks out for what He knows is in our best interest. As a nation, those of us suffering from these attacks must understand that we are serving as God’s messengers of love. We must forgive those who persecute us and love them instead, following God’s will for us. Then and only then will we see fruits from our labor.
So I hope that everyone who has suffered from what happened to the doctor can trust the Lord, forgive those who have hurt you, and help bring this country back to the God-fearing country that our forefathers founded. Then, and only then, can you be a part of the effort to stop these attacks. I look forward to that day.
Linda Cheek is a teacher and disenfranchised medical doctor, turned activist, author, and speaker. A victim of prosecutorial misconduct and outright law-breaking of the government agencies DEA, DHHS, and DOJ, she hopes to be a part of exonerating all doctors illegally attacked through the Controlled Substance Act. She holds the key to success, as she can offset the government propaganda that drugs cause addiction with the truth: The REAL Cause of Drug Abuse.
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The office manager was forging scripts and selling them outside the office. She ripped him off hundreds of thousands. Same way Beaver clinic closed. She took all beavers files .
And of course, if that is true, the DOJ wouldn’t care because their goal isn’t to stop criminals anymore, it is to garnish assets from hard-working compassionate doctors.
Living wisconsin,,I heard the same thing..That his nurse/pa was stealing prescription pads forging his signature,,maryrw
First off Dr. Steve is one of the best doctors I’ve had in my life. He is genuinely concerned about my health and well being. He is the one responsible for encouraging me to reduce the medication I’m on. Since I have made changes in my life, with his guidance, I have regained my true life back. He is honest and straightforward and assisted me with getting OFF all kinds of medicine that I thought I needed. I went to the pharmacy to fill a script, and Walgreens more or less put it out there about the article in the paper, the indictment, therefore they would not fill any script. This medication has kept me on the straight and narrow for 3 years. I almost (not intentionally) had overdosed at one point in my life. Thanks to Dr. Steve and his concern for my health got me back on the right track. I completely support my physician and the practice he works at. They never judged me for my mistakes, therefore I reciprocate the same respect. I personally know there are rules and regulations for controlled substances, but you(DEA) have the wrong doctor to which you want to use as a scapegoat. I think it really sucks that without hard evidence of anything, crap gets put in the Milwaukee journal/Sentinel. Good Luck Dr. Steve with the crap you have to go through to resolve this situation. You have my support.
Title : Government’s horrible War On Prescription Opiate pain medication.
I have taken this opportunity to share my heartbreaking story in hopes these witch hunting Opiate ill informed skeptics will read and understand that I would have no life without Medically prescribed Opiates by a physicians care and strictly monitored monthly urine and blood test. Please remember that An Opinion Before A Thorough Investigation Is The Epitome Of Ignorance! And that a little more compassion from the Medical Field and its representatives could have saved my beautiful Stepdaughters life. Let me say this! A person who has a addictive personality will abuse anything that helps them feel better. I have taken Oxycontin for 12 years , I have had 26 major surgery’s in the past 9 years. I have so much physical pain I can not even get out of bed with out pain medication and when I run out I run out and just lay in bed praying the Lord relieve me of this horrible condition and I pray God you medically prescribed Opiate Pain medication skeptics never go through what I go through everyday of my life when the only thing you have to do is threaten what help I get, Shame on you! There will always be drug abuse and as the so called war on drugs has failed miserably every since the Government declared it. Now ,all this is doing is giving help and aid to the illegal Heroin cartel’s and drug pushers business pushing them to knew heights in the Black Market of Heroin while depriving folks as me of relief . Trying to label us legitimate Chronic Pain Sufferers as some type of Junkie and trying to align Chronic Pain Sufferers with Heroin Addicts in this horrible Witch Hunt !
My Stepdaughter committed suicide 4 years ago because of being treated like a drug addict by some of her family , friends and doctors when all along she suffered from Lupus and Fibromialgia which I believe was brought on by a deadly car crash at 18 , she told me between that which I was being put through and what they were putting her through She was not going to live her life in such a hell brought on by people like these Opiate Pain Medication Witch hunters that are on a witch hunt to out law Opiate pain medications that give us Chronic Pain sufferers some sort of a life . As a retired Police officer and worked directly close to the DEA, these people do not have a clue how thrilled they are making the illegal Heroin trade and think of my Late Stepdaughter as they continue on with this Witch Hunt movement to outlaw opiates! Just like the slaughter of The 20 Children and 5 Teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School, if there would have just been gun laws , my God they were Gun Laws , the guns that murdered all those 20 children were all registered and owned by a school teacher! You fight Drug Addiction in Elementary education by teaching all children the dangers of Booze and Tobacco which if these witch hunters want for us to know the real truth but they do not. I miss my Stepdaughter so much and some of us will continue on with the fight to protect our right to feel better and function without fear of these witch hunters trying to convince us to commit suicide or be forced to street drugs or the Legal government Boozers . And they are trying to do exactly THAT!
The under line real truth is THESE witch hunters would rather us Chronic Pain sufferers commit suicide are and DRINK all the BOOZE we can drink! The Federals legalized ( ALCOHOL) knowing its a more deadly drug than Strychnine. And just because the DEA has miserably failed with their war on illegal drugs why do they want to deprive us sick people of our Constitutional Rights to be Happy in that pursuit of with Professional Physicians monitoring legally prescribed Opiate Pain Medicines that give us relief of this horrible malady of Chronic Pain ! May God have mercy on their miserable souls they that seek to destroy us Chronic Pain Sufferers only and little hope of temporary relief of this horrible sickness.
I am seeing if there is any interest in creating memory quilts for the loved ones we have lost due to what I am calling, “An American Holocaust”. Would you like to have a square devoted to your stepdaughter, if the project goes? The In Memoriam page is also a place where we are going to try to commemorate the lives lost due to this government agenda. If you would like to write something about her, or just list her name, you can do so through the Contact Us page. Thank you. And I hope you find healing in your pain, both physical and spiritual.
Ditto on being afraid,,,my Doctor is not very far from this Dr.,,,,and about 3 years ago,,we thought about trying to find a doctor closer to my home,,,,,because of the dea,,I AM NOT SAYING WHERE I LIVE OR HOW FAR I HAVE TO TRAVEL,,, but 20 different doctors said NO,,in thr area of wisconsin , not taking on new patients in fear of the dea,,,or they were not prescribing pain MEDICINES,in fear of the dea,,,,20 different doctors,,,,,,sooo I stayed w/my current Doctor…Thank you Dr.Cheek and Dr.Kotsonis for standing up for your innocence,BECAUSE U R….. if u need any proof of how NEEDED your profession is,,ie.Drs of pain management,,,,take a look at the comments in the Petition2 congress Due No Harm,,,dea targets physicians,,,the comments are heartbreaken,all caused by the dea,,,,,suicide rates have quadruple since the government decided to become Dr.Government,,,,,,What they have done to this Doctor and many others is abuse of their,”just powers,”’ and is causing the willful suffering and death unto to the MEDICALLY ILL W/PAINFUL MEDICAL CONDITIONS,,,,,,HERE THAT DEA,,,,U R WILLFULLY KILLING PEOPLE,,FORCING PEOPLE TO ENDURE PHYSICAL PAIN IS DEFINED AS TORTURE,,,AND THE WILLFUL DEATH ONTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS DEFINED AS GENOCIDE…..OUR GOVERNMENT,DEA, HAS COMMITTED BOTH CRIMES,,,,NOT TO MENTION A COMPLETE CRIME OF LACK OF HUMANITY,,,,,,This doctor is innocent,,,1000 %% his only crime according to our government is he refuses to be inhumane towards the medically ill w/painful medical conditions!!!!!…I hope u win your innocence,,,,because u r,,,,,,WATCH OUT MILWAUKEE,WEST ALLIS,, THE DEA IS IN TOWN READY TO STEAL YOUR HARD EARN ASSETS,YOUR HOMES,YOUR LIFE,,,YOUR FAMILY,,,,,,BECAUSE THE DEA NOW THINKS THERE DR.DEA,,,,,,,PRACTICING MEDICINES W/OUT A LISCENCE IS A CRIME DEA,,,,,!!!!!AND WHAT ABOUT THIS DOCTORS PATIENTS,,,,,WHERE R THEY NOW???????DEAD???IE,,TORTURE AND GENOCIDE,,,,,mary
Linda,
I am disgusted and very Afriad. I am located in Green Bay WI and would love to support this Dr but even two hours his hard for me. How can we stop this? Milwaukee is so close and I am afraid all Drs will stop Rxing. Then I don’t know what I will do.
Jenn S
Hi Jenn, Yes I know everyone in pain is feeling scared. And the government is getting more and more brazen in their attacks. Right now you just need to keep posting in social media to your friends what is going on. I know you are active. As soon as I have my DVD ready and my webinars going on the REAL cause of drug abuse, you need to jump on it and get the word out to everyone you can. We have to educate people about the truth. Otherwise, these Hitler tactics the government is using will continue.
Now other lawyers are jumping on the gravy train. A malpractice lawyer posted an ad with an article about Dr. Kotsonis. It ended with: If you or a loved one have been harmed by a negligent medical professional, it is important that you speak with an experienced attorney in order to protect your rights and best interests. Contact the Milwaukee medical malpractice attorneys at Habush Habush & Rottier S.C. ® today by calling (414) 271-0900.
Such low life!! Sorry to tell them, but when a doctor is attacked by the feds, they have nothing to give to civil attacks anyway.
My husband died from a hospital acquired infection Feb 2011. I took his medical records to a law firm that specializes in these cases and they declined. Now I see attorneys looking for people who “may have been harmed” by a drug? You know they are referring to opioids right now, BTW. What do they consider harmed? When I called another attorney about my possible case, he informed me of how difficult it is to win these cases and gave me the percentages for those won. I decided I didn’t have the strength to deal with it within the time frame we are given here in Indiana, which is 2 years from time of incident. It does look to me like they are wanting to go after doctors because they usually have assets. Would they do it if the defendant were poor? I don’t think so.
I have been to many doctors. I have had many surgeries. I have seen doctors that do not deserve the title. There was a time I was ready to give up on all of it because the doctors I saw were more interested in what kind of insurance I had so they could charge me for surgeries I did not need so they could make a profit. It is beyond frustrating. All I wanted to do is be able to live a somewhat normal life but not one doctor was interested in that. They were too busy shoveling pain pills down my throat. I was taking more pain meds than I person dieing of cancer would be taking. That finally changed when I met Dr Steve. He was the first and only doctor who actually listened, who actually worried about my wellbeing. He takes the time to help and is the only doctor I have ever heard of that cares about an exit strategy. Most doctors want to keep you as long as they can but Dr Steve wants to treat the symtoms and make you better, not dope you up until you have no feeling left. These allegations are outrageous and shows you how much the government is invested in the pharmaceutical company. This is why the dea wants to take out the doctors who actually give a damn because the good ones want to make you better and that isn’t profitable for the pharmaceutical company which in turn isn’t profitable for the government. Dr Steve is the kind of doctor that all doctors should inspire to be. I have never in my life commented on a page of any kind. I do not have a facebook account, I don’t want the world to have to listen to my every thought. But I am posting this today because that is how ridiculous these allegations are and everyone needs to know how great of a doctor, Dr Steve is. Without him many people, including myself would have given up hope a long time ago.
My pain management Doc,,also saved my life,,,he is not far from This Doc,,,,just fyi,,about 2 years ago,,I tried to find a doctor closer to me,,20 different Doc/’s /clinic said NO,in this Doc’s area,, not accepting new patients or no opiates,,I would testify to this fact in a court of law,,if it would aid in proving This Dr.innocents,,,because he is…This is a ,”witch hunt period ,,and when ,”any form of government becomes abusive w/their ”just power, ‘derived from the governed, and starts to make up pretend offenses,,it is our duty to fight back against this corrupt abuse of ,”just powers,”,,,I would testify in a heart beat for this Doc,,,fyi,,,maryw