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Physicians2022-10-18T16:37:46-04:00

Prevent Physicians Diversion

These clinicians manage the care of patients, prescribing medication and coordinating care. This section highlights diversion incidents by physicians outside the field of Anesthesiology:

  • Physicians, including MDs (Doctor of Medicine) and DOs (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)

  • Medical Students

  • Interns

  • Residents

  • Physician assistants

  • See the separate page on Anesthesiology for Physicians and other Providers in the field of Anesthesiology
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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
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
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
Georgia MD has agreed to surrender DEA registration for 5 years to resolve allegations that he prescribed controlled substances while his license was suspended. 3964 Atlanta Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080, USA Jeffords Plastic Surgery September 12, 2022 View full detail
On over 1,000 occasions spanning nearly a decade, patients were unwittingly injected with cheaper, foreign Orthovisc that had not been approved by the FDA. 2865 James Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 Dr. Abdul Naushad August 30, 2022 View full detail
California doctor arrested after prescribing opioids to undercover agents. Pharmacies in Sacramento called in tips about his suspicious prescribing practices. 1401 Spanos Ct Ste 128 Modesto, CA 95355 Modesto Pulmonary Medicine August 22, 2022 View full detail
A medical director, operator and two unlicensed practitioners at a Texas clinic submitted fraudulent claims to Medicaid and Medicare for services not provided. 6400 Hillcroft St Ste 100, Houston, TX 77081 Hillcroft Physicians August 22, 2022 View full detail
Complaint alleges that clinic owners ignored signs of abuse, and drug toxicity played a role in the deaths of individuals who received controlled substances. 6131 US-19, Port Richey, FL 34652 Paragon Community Healthcare Inc., August 16, 2022 View full detail
Doctors obtained oxycodone and other opioids and received kickbacks, defrauding Medicare and Medicaid out of $4,704,568 for prescription drugs and drug tests. 1856 Craig Park Court, St. Louis, MO, USA Doctors on the Go August 16, 2022 View full detail
Clinic owner and CEO sentenced to federal prison after laundering money in connection with a “pill mill” illegally dispensing massive amounts of drugs. 624 US Highway 80 W, Savannah, GA 31408 Georgia Laboratory Diagnostics LLC August 16, 2022 View full detail
Anchorage doctor provided prescriptions for fentanyl and oxycodone in exchange for meperidine, also prescribed by the doctor without legitimate medical need. 1200 Airport Heights Dr ste 320, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA Dr. Michael Robertson, DO August 16, 2022 View full detail
Over the course of a two-year period, the doctor prescribed more than 4,200 10mg oxycodone pills to a patient and bought them back. 7030 Helen Witt Drive Suite B Lincoln, NE 68512 Nebraska Foot & Ankle, P.C. August 8, 2022 View full detail
A Chicago physician prescribed opioids to patients without a medical examination or visit and then fraudulently billed Medicare for the nonexistent treatment. 3900 Washington St, Gurnee, IL 60031, USA August 8, 2022 View full detail
3076 Electra Dr S Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Julie Lynn Halling, MD August 2, 2022 View full detail
Gastroenterologist accused of providing “grossly” insufficient medical treatment to patients and prescribing drugs to himself. 602 W Sherman Ave a, Vineland, NJ 08360, USA Dr. Gary A. Matusow, DO July 31, 2022 View full detail
New Jersey doctor sentenced to 6 years for prescribing controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose and falsifying records. 19 Yawpo Ave, Oakland, NJ 07436, USA North Jersey Family Medicine May 11, 2022 View full detail
Washington doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute opioids using hundreds of pre-signed blank prescriptions. 431 Wellsian Way, Richland, WA 99352, USA Desert Wind Family Practice May 11, 2022 View full detail
Doctor sponsored people to travel to a clinic four hours away to get oxycodone and oxymorphone that would be sold illegally or for clinic profit. 751 Chesapeake Ln, Clarksville, TN, USA Gateway Medical Associates P.C. February 10, 2022 View full detail
Podiatrist prescribed opiates outside the course of medical practice in exchange for cash payments, sexual favors, and/or other illicit drugs. 1500 Watertower Pl, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA Lansing Podiatry: Maninder Deswal, DPM February 10, 2022 View full detail
Former Long Island doctor sentenced to 23 years in prison for causing the overdose deaths of two patients and illegally distributing oxycodone. 2209 Merrick Rd #100, Merrick, NY 11566 Dr. Michael Belfiore Preventative Medicine & Aesthetics February 10, 2022 View full detail
Prosecutors say he ignored signs that patients were addicts or even diverting the drugs and kept writing the scripts. 7667 Amador Valley Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568, USA Dr. Edmund Kemprud December 2, 2021 View full detail
The two Chicago suburban physicians were indicted on federal criminal charges for dispensing hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, and other controlled substances to various individuals without meaningful physical examinations or medical tests 1111 Superior St, Melrose Park, IL 60160, USA Demorest Consultants LLC November 11, 2021 View full detail
Delaware doctor convicted of illegally distributing powerful prescription painkillers such as fentanyl, oxycodone, methadone and morphine for profit 550 S Dupont Blvd, Milford, DE 19963 Lighthouse Internal Medicine November 11, 2021 View full detail
Saint Francis employed a Missouri physician who wrote prescriptions for controlled substances without legitimate medical purposes and outside the usual course of professional practice 211 St Francis Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703, USA Saint Francis Medical Center October 28, 2021 View full detail
A Tennessee doctor has been reprimanded for removing five doses of the coronavirus vaccine without authorization and giving them to family and a friend, officials said. 940 Early Maxwell Blvd, Memphis, TN 38104, USA Shelby County Health Department's Pipken Building October 28, 2021 View full detail

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