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Cubangbang, a physician, and John F. Gargan, a nurse practitioner, prescribed over 6 million oxycodone pills to individuals they knew did not need the medication for any legitimate medical reason. Cubangbang and John F. Gargan prescribed more than twice as many oxycodone pills that were paid for by Medicare and Medicaid than the next highest prescriber in New York. Cubangbang and John F. Gargan doled out these prescriptions during office visits that lasted no more than a few minutes and involved little to no physical examination. Together with Kellerman and Piquant, who worked in the clinic and recruited patients, the defendants collected more than $5 million in all-cash office visit fees, which they laundered and divided amongst themselves.