ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The owner of an Asheville wellness business is facing 10 felony charges after investigators accused her of diagnosing clients and distributing a prescription weight-loss medication without a North Carolina medical license.
Priscilla Ann Hendrix, owner of Blackford Wellness, is charged with five counts of practicing medicine without a North Carolina license and five counts of obtaining property by false pretenses.
Arrest warrants allege Hendrix diagnosed, prescribed and distributed tirzepatide to two clients during five transactions between July and September 2025. Tirzepatide is a GLP-1-based medication used for diabetes and weight loss.
According to the warrants, Hendrix used forged prescription information that either listed her as a certified nurse practitioner or used the name of another nurse practitioner as the medical provider…