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Individual Fraud

Merlin Clark

Lafayette, LA 70501

Public HHS-OIG LEIE exclusion record

The HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) file imported by ExcludedProvider.com on October 4, 2026 contains a record for Merlin Clark of Lafayette, LA with exclusion type 1128b1, which HHS-OIG's list of exclusion authorities describes as “conviction relating to fraud”, and an exclusion date of July 20, 1998. This page is not an official HHS-OIG record, and a matching name alone does not show that the record refers to a particular person; confirm identity and current status with HHS-OIG.

Status
Listed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Record type
Individual
Location
Lafayette, LA 70501
Exclusion date
July 20, 1998
Exclusion type
Fraud (1128b1)
LEIE file imported
October 4, 2026

Record summary

Merlin Clark appears in the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) public dataset as an individual record associated with Lafayette, Louisiana. The exclusion date shown in the source record is July 20, 1998. The exclusion type is 1128b1, identified by HHS-OIG as conviction relating to fraud.

Source record

SourceHHS-OIG LEIE downloadable file (UPDATED.csv)
Record typeIndividual
Status in imported filesListed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Exclusion dateJuly 20, 1998
Exclusion typeConviction relating to fraud (1128b1)
LEIE file importedOctober 4, 2026
File timestampSeptember 10, 2026 (Last-Modified header from the HHS-OIG download server; not an official release date)
HHS-OIG release dateNot independently verified

What this exclusion type means

HHS-OIG identifies exclusion type 1128b1 as “Conviction relating to fraud.” Misdemeanor conviction relating to health care fraud, or a conviction relating to fraud in a non-health care program (permissive exclusion).

This exclusion type is a statutory category used by HHS-OIG in the LEIE dataset. The category describes the legal authority associated with the exclusion record, not a separate investigation or additional reporting by Excluded Provider.

Location and provider classification

This LEIE record is associated with Lafayette, LA 70501. The listed provider category is Skilled Nursing Facility. The listed specialty is Nurse / Nurses Aide.

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Amy Lynn Elkin Individual Revocation
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How to verify this record

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