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Franklin Naturopathic Doctor Gets Prison After Adderall Prescriptions

FRANKLIN, WI — A woman who practiced naturopathy at a clinic in Franklin was recently sentenced to a year in prison after she distributed Adderall without a medical license, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad.

A federal plea agreement said 48-year-old Michele Nickels issued 20 prescriptions for Adderall totaling over 1,300 dosage units by using a former employee's name and DEA registration, despite knowing she was not authorized to prescribe medications herself. Nickels held herself as a "naturopathic doctor" operating out of Integrative Family Wellness Center where she saw and evaluated patients, according to a signed federal plea agreement.

Nickels pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful distribution of controlled substances in February, according to prosecutors. The charge and conviction came after a four-year period where the defendant prescribed medications like Adderall without a medical license, according to the news release.

Nickels graduated as a licensed acupuncturist in Arizona and soon operated Self-Integrative Family Wellness Center from 2008 until 2022, though she was never licensed to prescribe medications or controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney's news release said.

U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller "focused on the trust that society places in licensing authorities to impose meaningful requirements in order to ensure the protection of the public," according to the news release. "Judge Stadtmueller noted that individuals, like Nickels, who are unable to conform their conduct to the requirements of their licensing authorities must face appropriate consequences."

Nickels' prison term will be followed by two years of supervised release, prosecutors wrote.

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Operator Of Franklin Wellness Center Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Medications

A Milwaukee-area woman has pled guilty to one count of unlawfully distributing controlled substances. Michele Nickels, 48, owned and operated Integrative Family Wellness Center, where she saw and evaluated patients virtually while claiming to be a naturopathic doctor, according to documents filed in the case. As a naturopathic doctor, Nickels addressed the "physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of disease," according to her company's website. From June 2018 through April 2022, she allegedly fraudulently used the named and DEA registration of a former employee to prescribe controlled substances like Adderall and other medications to her patients. "(Nickels) issued these prescriptions without the knowledge or consent of the former employee and did so by forging the former employee's name on the prescription," according to court documents. Nickels was a licensed acupuncturist who had graduated from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Arizona. While she owned and operated Self-Integrative Family Wellness Center, Nickels was never licensed to practice medicine or prescribe medications in Wisconsin. Despite lacking the authority and licensure to prescribe medications or controlled substances, Nickels prescribed such substances over a four-year period. A plea agreement in the case states Nickels issued a total of 20 unauthorized Adderall prescriptions. She also issued unauthorized prescriptions for 1,330 dosage units of Schedule III controlled substances and 870 dosage unites of Schedule IV controlled substances. Court documents show Nickels was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and two years of supervised release.

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