CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – On Tuesday, the day before Veterans Day, the state announced indictments against two doctors and an office manager accused of billing the Tennessee State Veterans’ Homes system for services they didn’t provide.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office resulted in the indictments of Dr. Christopher F. Standley, Dr. Robert M. North, and his wife Lisa L. North, according to a state news release.

Standley, owner of Dynamic Healing in Clarksville, wrongfully obtained payments totaling $20,376, the release said. Standley was contracted as the medical director and a physician at the Clarksville veterans home. He is no longer medical director at the home, which opened only four years ago, in January 2016.

Investigators found no evidence that Dynamic Healing was in the facility on dates when it indicated it provided services to more than 200 individuals. On some occasions, the company billed for services when the resident was not in the veterans home, billed for duplicate residential services, or billed when a resident was away on an activity, the release said.

Investigators are also questioning an additional $119,925 in payments to Dynamic Healing, which is at 1820 Haynes St. in Clarksville.

Standley did not immediately return calls for comment from Clarksville Now Tuesday afternoon.

Secondly, investigators found that Medical Psychology Consultants wrongfully obtained payments totaling $2,392, according to the release. Dr. North, the owner, was contracted to provide mental health services to residents at the Humboldt, Clarksville and Murfreesboro facilities. On Sept. 14, 2016, Lisa North, office manager and wife of Dr. North, became the registered owner of MPC.

Investigators are also questioning an additional $4,654 in payments to MPC, which appears to be based in Shelbyville.

In October 2020, the Rutherford County Grand Jury indicted Standley on one count of theft over $10,000. Dr. North and Lisa North were each indicted on one count of theft over $1,000, the release said.

The investigation was initiated after the Tennessee State Veterans’ Homes Board reported suspected billing issues related to contract service providers, said Melanie Cook, spokesperson for TSVH. Since it’s an active court case, she couldn’t make further comment.

“The Tennessee State Veterans’ Homes must do a better job of verifying that they are only paying for services that are actually provided,” state Comptroller Justin P. Wilson said in the release. “The facilities should keep better records such as sign-in information and notes on when services start and end. Invoices should be reviewed to ensure there are no discrepancies and that vendors are only paid once. I’m pleased to note that the TSVH board has indicated they have implemented policies and procedures to correct these problems.”

To view the investigative report, go to: https://comptroller.tn.gov/office-functions/investigations/find.html

If you suspect fraud, waste or abuse of public money in Tennessee, call the Comptroller’s toll-free hotline at 800.232.5454, or file a report online at: tncot.cc/fraud.