Psychiatrist Anthony Nappi accused of misconduct and inappropriately touched female patients
May 9, 2008 1:51 pm News, Psychiatrist, sex offendersUpdated: 05/09/2008 06:36 AM
UTICA, N.Y. — The state health commissioner has pulled the license of a Utica psychiatrist.
Anthony Nappi, 80, has been charged with 46 incidents of medical misconduct with 11 different patients. The list of charges are extensive and the Department of Health says Dr. Nappi inappropriately touched female patients, made inappropriate remarks, failed to perform patient assessments or order laboratory tests and breached patient confidentiality.
A hearing on the charges is set for next week. Until then, his license is suspended, meaning he cannot care for patients.
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Michele Pinney :
Date: May 10, 2008 @ 8:26 AM
Ive been seeing Dr. Nappi for a little over a year. He has helped my life so much that i cant even begin to say. Without him I be in a really bad place right now. I think these accusations against him are wrong and i wish him luck in court cause i still want him as a doc.
Tricia :
Date: May 28, 2008 @ 1:23 PM
Dr. Nappi may not be your regular Doctor, but he has saved countless people from a lifetime of being hooked on painkillers.You can talk to him like a regular person. It’s a sad day when they start going after the doc that get you off meds, instead of going after the ones the hook you on them in the first place.
Chrissy :
Date: May 28, 2008 @ 1:25 PM
Really screwed up. This is a good man.!!!!!
Tricia :
Date: May 28, 2008 @ 1:34 PM
What a day when a good doctor loses his license on the say so of a few “characters” Hello this is an addiction specialists. Sorry to say Junkies LIE, how about going after the doctors that prescribe the highly addictive narcotics in the first place. No let’s go after the doctor that helps people. I am furious.
a Patient of Dr. Nappi :
Date: May 31, 2008 @ 11:35 AM
I saw Dr nappi for 3 years, He constantly breached HIPPA laws, Patient confidentiality, And my last straw with him was patient abandonment. He went on vacation 5 days before he was scheduled to see me. Dr Nappi constantly talked about how he couldn’t stand “junkies” and How it was a blessing that so many people were addicted to drugs, Because that put $$ in his pocket. I honestly believe dementia was setting in. I would call him and he would answer Quote “Who the Fuck are you?” Nappi isnt a bad person, He just needs to straighten his practice up.
Another patient :
Date: June 6, 2008 @ 8:21 AM
I have to agree some what with the patient above. He was not your “regular” doctor, he would introduce patients to each other while the patience were still in session.he did curse, my regular physician would have been appalled at his behavior, but like the poster above, he might be right, dementia may be setting in and that’s a shame because i do think he really wants to help people. I never would have guessed him to be 80.However, he has been threatened by junkie when he would not give them medicines they wanted.Maybe that is why he resents them. I don’t believe he “hates” anyone.
Respose to posters :
Date: June 10, 2008 @ 1:24 PM
Well if dementia is setting in fine, test him for that, but 46 charges, that’s quite a bit. I had no idea there were that many allegations against him.He always cursed though. Inappropriate that it was it was not vicious, unfortunately cussing is quite acceptable in our culture and it shouldn’t be. Perhaps he spoke that way because the patients spoke that way. I know I did not, but a good guess is a lot of them did. LOL I never thought of him as a touchy feely doctor though,he never came across that way at all.I think he resigned so he would not have his license forcibly from him.Now what about his patients what are they to do? Any suggestions? Anyone?
Quite Upset :
Date: June 12, 2008 @ 7:19 AM
What happens now to all his patients??? Soboxone doctors are far and few between. How about all of our records. Who else saw them and may have copies of them. This scares me. When Dr, Nappi first told me about his troubles he said it was one patient that constantly “lied” about him.I read though that there were over 11 patients and 46 charges of gross negligence. In his surrender agreement he is supposed to refer us to other Dr.s’, so are we screwed now. I can’t find a doctor either.I also read this is not the firwst time, he was charged in 2006 for misconduct and suspended and paid a fine. They waived the suspension then. This time they were not going to overlook it.Now I am a wreck wondering who saw my files, who did he discuss me with?Is Dr. Nappi being sued on legal grounds?How do we find out these things. I called to get my file, and his office # of course is disconnected.Where do we go from here? What happened to the Hippocratic oath “First do no harm”. He has harmed a lot of people.
A PATIENT FROM DOCTOR NAPPI OF 3 YEARS :
Date: July 2, 2008 @ 12:05 PM
ori seen doct nappi for over three years and he was not a pro doctor he made people get there own files and brang people in the room to speak with other about other patients it was like a big joke but yes the program helped me and i was doing good but the thing is he also touched me in places i shouldn’t have been touch and he also connered me in a room and put my hand on his male parts he as well did thia mant times makeing u hug him and he would rubb ur breat agesnt his body he also done to a friend of mine the same and than made me write a letter saying he had never thouch this other patient or he would not give me my meds i am not a bad person just wanted help as so many did ,i can tell u that he rasied my perscitons all the time and them i was in his office and he stated that he would raise the men patients persciptions to a higher doseage as he was being accused of doing this and u know what thats not a good doctor a good doctor would not do this to his patients and was a really bad person at times he would say shut the fuck up to u and curse like no other i have seen and he also never took good care i also know he had a man come from out of state and meet him @ his home and then give him a script they had something going on thats a dirty doctor i would love to have a doctor who really cared and helped people u couldn’t talk much as he was not interested and than he lost my files and had to redo them twice than he never took any info of mine ever until the last 4 months of seeing him he also chareged me money while medicad was paying and medicad say s i deserve my money back and comp for all the rotten things i been threw trying to stay clean i called him desperate to get off opiats and to tell ya the truth he never was a pro. doctor and he needs to be revoked from praticeing ever and even he would call the pharmacie and yell at them jut a bunch of scary things our world has in it ,,find a good doctor with good intentions and u will see that things get better
a patient of dr. nappi for 2 years :
Date: May 25, 2009 @ 3:41 AM
dr nappi was down to earth idk if those things are true but im not saying they arent but he helped me alot and got me clean for 2 years then when his license was lifted i couldn find a doc that would take me so i ended up relapsin but idk he knew his shit thats for sure maybe dementia was setting but idk anyways i was like 16 and addicted to heroin and he helped me unlike other docs helpingmy addiction prescribing oxycontin and other shit but idk i wish he was a doc again he helped alot but im a guy so he probably didnt wanna touch me lol idk good luck