Murfreesboro dentist Richard "Nate" Schott pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud in federal court on Wednesday.

Schott, who has practiced dentistry for nearly two decades, was arrested alongside former office assistant Kendra Glenn on federal health care fraud charges. Glenn was charged with seven counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy. She hasn't appeared in court yet.

During his plea hearing, it was revealed that Schott plans to sell Dental Excellence, the practice he owns and operates in Murfreesboro and Lebanon. He also plans to surrender his dental license in February, although it has already been suspended.

Schott swindled $932,839 from fraudulent billing practices when he made employees submit false claims between November 2013 and January 2018. According to the plea agreement, Schott must pay this money back since he gained it through fraud. He'll still have to pay restitution to victims on top of the nearly $1 million he owes to the state.

They discouraged employees from questioning billing practices, instructed employees to lie to insurance companies, and disciplined and fired employees who questioned the legality of practices. If a patient questioned false charges, employees were instructed to tell patients that it was a billing error that would be corrected, documents say.

Schott's sentencing hearing was scheduled for June 7 at 9 a.m. A pre-sentencing report still needs to be created and will give background information on Schott so the judge can rule an appropriate sentence.

During the hearing, Schott said he was taking medication for bipolar disorder and depression. Medical history can impact sentencing.

Schott faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.

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