What Happened
Physician pleaded guilty in November 2022 and was sentenced in U.S. District Court for D.C. to 15 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release and 100 hours of community service for illegally prescribing oxycodone and hydrocodone to a man who died of an overdose.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2023) to 15 months in prison.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.