Spillin' Tea Across America: Colorado

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🎙️ Hosts: Shannen & Nyleen

The tea is steeped at 5,280 feet — and honey, it is scalding. ☕🔥 

Welcome to the Colorado edition of Spillin’ Tea Across America. 

Shannen Reyes-Aguayo and Nyleen Flores take the stage to unpack a series of medical failures that feel less like a routine day in healthcare and more like a dark Broadway tragedy — with real patients paying the price. 

In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the now-infamous “Music Bingo” scandal: a routine cataract surgery that turned fatal while an anesthesiologist was reportedly distracted by a game on his phone. We also dive into the decade-long masquerade of a “fake doctor” who operated body-scan clinics across Colorado for years — without a single valid credential. 

And that’s just the opening act. 

What’s behind the curtain:
• The Bingo Indictment: A 2026 update on felony charges shaking the OR
• The Legislative Trap: Why Colorado’s HB24-1004 means MSPs can no longer rely on a “clean” license alone
• The $556M Receipt: How alleged upcoding habits led to one of the largest healthcare settlements in state history
• The Non-Compete Death Knell: What SB25-083 means for provider contracts heading into 2026 

This episode is a masterclass in what happens when credentialing gaps, cultural rot, and weak oversight collide. 

Whether you’re an MSP trying to keep your binder from bursting into flames, or a provider determined to stay on the right side of the law, this is your survival guide to the Colorado medical landscape. 

We don’t do vibes.
 We do receipts. ☕🔥 

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Resources Mentioned:

🔎 Verify Your Doctor’s Credentials

✔️ State-Specific Medical Board License Lookup:
Find your state’s board here:
https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/

✔️ Medicare Exclusions List (LEIE) – Check if your provider is federally excluded:
https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

For Medical Staff Professional: 

✔️ FSMB.org – Federation of State Medical Boards Physician Lookup:
https://www.fsmb.org/physician-license-lookup/

✔️ Hospital Websites:
Many hospitals have public directories listing credentialed medical staff. Look for a “Find a Doctor” or “Medical Staff Directory” page.

✔️ Set Google Alerts on Your Doctor’s Name:
Create your own Google Alert here:
https://www.google.com/alerts

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Open Payments

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Verify your Nurses' Credentials: 

https://www.nursys.com/

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