LOUISA, KY. — The end of a lengthy investigation, arrest, and indictment has finally been completed in the prosecution of Dr. Curt Edens who got by with probation and $15,000 in restitution monies in Judge John D. Preston’s Court Friday.
The facts of the case known between January 1st 2016 to May 10, 2016 Dr Edens collected cash for Medicaid covered services from patients. The defendant caused more than $300 in fraudulent billings to KY Medicaid. Furthermore the defendant pre-signed prescriptions for Suboxone (controlled substance) knowing they would be received by patients.
All events occurred in Lawrence Co. Ky. and could have resulted in multiple years incarceration and thousands more in restitution.
The Commonwealth recommendations for the defendant enters guilty plea to amended counts 1-5 (Theft by Deception under $500) Counts 6 & 7 (Kentucky Medicaid Fraud over $300), and count 8 to Dispense, Prescribe, Administer controlled substance.
In exchange for the guilty pleas the Commonwealth of KY recommends 12 months on each misdemeanor charges and 5 years on each felony. The defendant agrees to pay $15,000 in restitution within 6 months. Further the defendant agrees to not seek reinstatement of his KY Medical License.
The sentence will be diverted for a period of 2 years unsupervised.
This offer was signed and recorded April 22,2019 by Assistant Attorney General, Curt Edens defendant and Gregory Griffith defense attorney.
This man didn’t do anything wrong but try and help people and the very ones he helped hurt him. If it wasn’t for this man I wouldn’t have my babies. He saved my life as well. I will forever be grateful to him. Love for u and your family.
He’s was a drug dealer! He was having ppl pay for the prescription, if they tested dirty if they paid a little more they still got the goods. Then his certification or license what ever it’s called and was still seeing new OB patients yet wasn’t aloud legally to deliver. He done several unnecessary procedures to double charge!! He might of delivered many babies and I’m sure everyone is thankful, but he has done plenty wrong! This reason is to why it’s hard for cancer patients and ppl who actually need medical assistance can’t get it. This is to why insurance is so stricked because fraud like this! This is why insurance is unaffordable. He might not of killed anyone but let’s not all act like he’s done nothing wrong .
I dont care what anyone says. Dr Edens saved my nephew at birth and he is a good man. He tried to help people but in return got shafted. I will always be grateful to him.
I absolutely love him ! Delivered all three of my sons! Amazing doctor! I was heartbroken when he left! He has helped soooo many people only to be treated horrible .
He was grateful to me he help me alot I never had a problem with him I like him
Dr. Eden was wonderful with me threw my complicated pregnancy. He made me feel that he actually cared about me and my son. Dr. Eden received theses charges 2 weeks before I gave birth to my son Christopher. So unfortunately he could not deliver my little boy. So I took Christopher to his office and let him meet the man that helped his mommy carry him long enough to survive. I thank Dr. Eden for aiding me in the process of making sure that Christopher entered this world alive and well.
Now that the cases is over does anyone no how or when or if medical records will be released cause it’s been years and no one has yet to get records from him nor does anyone no where they are
That’s not true I got mine
Curious as well, because I would like to get my whole medical record from him.
Just sickens me how Preston has been so nasty and ignorant with women that come before him and so {censored} nice to the men!!!! Can we vote him OUT !!! 🤢🤮
What Preston do you mean?
I’m so glad Dr Eden did not get jail time. He was always good to me and treated me and my daughter with the best quality care. I wish he could doctor in Ky again because I would go back to him in a heartbeat. I’ll always love and respect this doctor
A lot of good people break the law. Just because they were a good person and did some good things, it doesn’t give them a free pass to break laws. He got greedy.
So does that mean we get are money back cause he took my medical card and cash
I was wonding the same thing are we going to get our money back for what he took
God bless you Dr. Edens. You saved many babies and mothers lives. I wish you the best. Charlotte Coffey, R.N. MSN.
I was wonding the same thing
He saved my life and delivered all three of my high risk pregnancies. I love this doctor for all the GOOD he has done in this unforgiving world.
I say the state may as well give back his medical license also!!! Why not??
I’m so glad dr Edens is an was a great man he and Dr I absolutely love this fella he saved me an My babies I stand by dr edens all the way he didnt do wrong he helped everyone an the ones who wanted more got pissed an done this but hes gettin no jail that’s the best thing for him .. we love u Dr Edens
I fell so sorry for him he was a wonderful man & Dr. He only tried to help people. I am great full for him. We have a local hospital but no maturity ward so sad!! Wish you the best Curtis Edens & family.❤️
Dr. Edens we ..my daughter and more of the family are ABSOLUTELY blessed and grateful that we had you in our lives in one way or another…..we 💘 love you to pieces for EVERYTHING you have done for us and we miss you like crazy….wishing you and your family well….Dakota and family
Seems like the majority liked him. He delivered my grandson and was so nice. The guy lived to help others. Problem was if he had to break the law to help someone in a bad way he would. Kinda a outlaw Dr but cool. Glad he didn’t have to go to prison. This reply was not to anyone in particular. Dr”s like mechanics are people that are judged more than most others. He who has no sin cast the first stone. He can’t be a Dr in KY anymore. He lost his livelihood. He was guilty that’s also cool. He had that drug dealer look. Most know people who sold drugs and a lot looked like him. Just hope everyone gets along and pray for those who had a bad procedure with him as the Dr. Did he move?
Dr.Eden saved my daughter during two very complicated pregnancies. He saved all 3 of my grandson’s lives. He was a wonderful and caring doctor. I will always be grateful to him for everything he did for them. We love and miss you doc!!
I just like this Dr guys he really saved my life . I was in a place where my own life didn’tatter any more dought I’d be here today if this man would not have took the time out of his day while seeing my family member took the time to talk to me and let me know he was offering me help to come off the drugs let me know real quick I was. Killing myself and hurting my family that loved me I entered his Suboxone program and he kept me on straight and narrow thanks to him I got better .
I am so grateful for Dr.Eden he saved my daughter and my 18yrs ago if it wasn’t for him I won’t been here or my beautiful daughter wouldn’t be her either I love Dr.Eden and his family they are such amazing people ..
God bless
Folks, the prisons are full of “good people”. This man may have been a great guy, but he broke multiple laws. He is getting off easy for what he has done. The medical field is loaded with rules and regulations, and this man did not abide by the rules. Now he has to accept the very light punishment he has been given.
So glad to see him not get jail time. I don’t care what he did he has tried to help so many in Lawrence county and he was harassed by the police since he started the suboxone clinic. It was crazy just going there for an ob gyn check up was even pulled over to see if he prescribed me suboxone… the man was trying to help this community. Good luck on trying to control drug use without a proper doctor there now. Congrats you ran the only good one off.
Has become a fad to charge, prosecute and be politically correct?
Dr. Eden worked so hard helping me get pregnant with my first son. However, when I switched doctors it was solely because once I hit 24-25 weeks, his nurses all of which was amazing, informed me that he was no longer delivering babies. I was completely devastated. But when I switched I was 26 weeks and a few days, Dr. Scaife informed me I had to have the rhogam shot the following week. I had never heard of the shot, nor knew I had O- blood and needed it. Dr. Eden could of caused me to never have anymore kids without that shot.
Does anyone know where we could obtain our whole medical record from his practice?
He delivered 2 of my grandbabies, 3 of my great-nephews and done a partial and then 3weeks later a full hysterectomy on me but the laws are there for a reason and he broke numerous of those laws. He deserves jail time just like anyone else that breaks the law. Y’all have lost your minds saying he shouldn’t get any time just because he was a good doctor to you. I also know a girl that went in at the age of 14 to have a ovary removed due to alot of problems and the man removed the wrong ovary and the result was her never being able to have children of her own but I guess that’s ok too just because he was a “good man” I think not. If I don’t abide by the law I go to jail so what makes him any better? He got greedy bottom line.
Dr. Edens is a good man. He loves people. I worked with him for ten years and totally trusted him as a doctor and a person. He loved his job and did all he could to help as many as possible. He is loved and missed.
hes a hero!!!
hes a hero!! n a god sent doc!!!
Hes saved alot off babies and brought them into this world nobody is perfect people has made mistkes dont judge people people needs to air out there own dirty laundry he has saved my life and im greatfull
Let me say I loved Dr Eden’s! He was a great doctor. I only saw him for endometriosis and a hysterectomy not for suboxone which I will add being around those patients made me uncomfortable!
I guess they needed him out of the way so ARC could do the same thing! ARC gives pregnant women suboxone to help them with addiction and they are viewed as a savior!! Dr Eden’s truly cared but ARC Is in my opinion A pill mill and fraud. Talk about a house of cards that will fall one day!!