Operator of Unlicensed Orlando PIP Clinics Arrested

Josue Pierrissaint, 30, was arrested by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) for charges related to operating unlicensed Orlando PIP clinics earlier this year.

A string of three PIP clinics were opened by Pierrissaint from 2010 to 2012, as listed below.

• Edgewater Chiropractic was first opened in 2010. It was based in Lockhart, Fla., located in Orange County northwest of Orlando. Chiropractor Sham Mohammed was named as the straw owner.
• Dr. Wilson’s Straight Up Chiropractic was opened several months later by Pierrissaint in association with chiropractor Koteuaisa Wilson, who also served as the straw owner. The same Lockhart, Fla. address was used in the AHCA application. Wilson later left the clinic, which reportedly did not stop Pierrissaint from using her name.
• Dr. Koteuaisa Chiropractic was next launched by Pierrissaint in 2012. The clinic was opened in Orlando without the knowledge or consent of Dr. Wilson, although her name was listed on the AHCA paperwork.

Collectively, the clinics were paid in excess of $425,000 by 16 insurance companies.

Pierrissaint, who is not a doctor, was also arrested early in 2014 on similar charges.