Savannah’s weight-loss physician, Dr. Donald Lyle Gates, has settled a civil dispute over allegations of mishandling prescription drug records, agreeing to a sizeable penalty and heightened DEA oversight. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia, Gates, who operates Scale Solutions clinics in the area, is to pay $100,000 and adhere to stringent conditions to maintain his authorization in dispensing controlled substances.