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Most providers administer medications responsibly. But a growing number of providers are diverting drugs for personal use or re-sale.
It is estimated that more than 10% of all healthcare workers will steal opioids and other substances from patients and hospitals at some point in their career. It’s happening in all hospitals, in every town.
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| Summary of Diversion Incident | Address of Incident | Facility | Updated | |
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| The scheme operated from 2012 until 2020 and involved 38,780 30-milligram oxycodone tablets prescribed illegally, which the assistant principal then sold. | 1804 Stratford St, Savannah, GA 31415 | Otis J. Brock Elementary School | October 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| $112 million fraud scheme in Florida included paying kickbacks to patients through recruiters and receiving kickbacks from testing laboratories. | 137 SE 1st Ave Suite #133, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009 | WAR Network (We Are Recovery) | October 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| $112 million fraud scheme in Florida included paying kickbacks to patients through recruiters and receiving kickbacks from testing laboratories. | 1151 Poinciana Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL 33025 | Compass Detox | October 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Dentist gave his credentials to an office staff member who obtained oxycodone for personal use. The dentist was fined and surrendered their DEA registration. | 251 County Rte 57, Phoenix, NY 13135, USA | Gentle Dental Care | October 16, 2022 | View full detail |
| Gynecologist, licensed pharmacist, and co-conspirators plead guilty for roles in operating a pill mill network in Atlanta. | 7525 Covington Hwy # G, Lithonia, GA 30058 | Evansmill Pharmacy | October 14, 2022 | View full detail |
| Delaware man pleads guilty to COVID-19 drug fraud scheme that roped in pharmacies in Tennessee and a Veteran Affairs Medical Center in New York. | Greeneville, Tennessee | Unknown Pharmacy in Tennessee and Unknown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York | October 12, 2022 | View full detail |
| Nurse found guilty by a jury of using insulin stolen from her workplace, an Alabama hospital, to poison her husband after he started investigating her. | 700 West Market Street 2 South, Athens, AL 35611 | North Alabama Specialty Hospital | October 9, 2022 | View full detail |
| Florida pharmacy executive and executive assistant accomplice sentenced for defrauding Tricare and CHAMPVA of $88 million through a compounding pharmacy scheme. | 3890 Park Central Blvd N, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 | Diabetic Care Rx LLC | October 9, 2022 | View full detail |
| County coroner convicted for illegal distribution of controlled substances - license suspended, and had been restricted twice before. | 5522 Taylor Mill Rd, Taylor Mill, KY 41015, USA | Dr. David Suetholz | October 5, 2022 | View full detail |
| Former nurse admitted to stealing an infusion bag containing fentanyl and multiple syringes of hydromorphone. | Boston, MA | Two Boston-Area Hospitals | October 5, 2022 | View full detail |
| A Jacksonville nurse was arrested and accused of stealing medication from an employer for a second time. | 655 8th St W, Jacksonville, FL 32209 | UF Health Jacksonville | October 5, 2022 | View full detail |
| Nurse practitioner who operated a medical clinic regularly wrote more than 100 oxycodone prescriptions per month, including some for the office staff. | 3250 Westchester Ave, The Bronx, Bronx, NY 10461, USA | Purificacion Cristobal, DNP, PNP, FNP, Psych | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania doctor and office manager for an incentivized prescribing scheme involving injured federal workers and Medicare beneficiaries. | 700 S Henderson Rd #110, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA | Valentino Spine and Orthopedics: Liberty Spine Care | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Washington Nursing Commission indefinitely suspend registered nurse's license for falsifying administration documentation, admits oxycodone diversion. | Richland, WA, USA | October 3, 2022 | View full detail | |
| Federal court issues temporary restraining order to prevent Tampa-area pharmacist from filling prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. | 10343 State Rd 52, Hudson, FL 34669, USA | Apexx Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| New Jersey pharmacy admits illegal distribution of prescription opioids and kickback scheme and agrees to criminal and civil penalties. | 1555 Center Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 | Dunn Meadow Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Two Houston pharmacists face charges in nationwide pharmacy health care fraud scheme that targeted elderly citizens using telemarketing and mail. | 18006 Park Row Suite 350, Houston, TX 77084 | MK Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Florida pharmacy fined $1.31 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare for Evzio, a high-priced drug used in rapid reversal of opioid overdoses. | 2100 Park Central Blvd N #300, Pompano Beach, FL 33064, USA | Solera Specialty Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Physician convicted on 30 charges related to unlawful distribution of Oxycontin, Oxycodone, morphine, hydrocodone, and Xanax at two medical clinics. | 8560 Silvery Ln ste 202, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127, USA | Summit Medical Group | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Pharmacist and pharmacy owner sentenced to prison for unlawfully dispensing opioids and other controlled substances using fake prescriptions. | 8208 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017, USA | CC Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| Pharmacy owner and telemedicine service defrauded pharmacy benefit managers into authorizing claims that insurers paid to pharmacies they controlled. | 31201 US Hwy 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684 | Synergy Pharmacy | October 3, 2022 | View full detail |
| An Iowa nurse with a history of theft has been convicted of stealing fentanyl from hospital patients at two different facilities. | 1227 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA 52803 | Genesis Medical Center | October 1, 2022 | View full detail |
| Registered Nurse manipulated the patient’s medical records to increase the patient’s dosages of morphine, so they could steal the morphine. | 110 Victoria Ave, Fort Frances, ON P9A 2B7, Canada | La Verendrye Hospital - Riverside Health Care | October 1, 2022 | View full detail |
| Massachusetts veterinarian improperly stored controlled substances at his office and residence, and ordered controlled substances without a DEA registration. | 592 Providence Hwy, Dedham, MA 02026 | Animed Pet Hospital | September 26, 2022 | View full detail |
| Former detention center nurse was arrested for stealing antibiotics and other non-narcotic medications and giving them to family members. | 104 W Saunders St, Carthage, NC 28327, USA | Moore County Detention Center | September 12, 2022 | View full detail |
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