What Happened
Matthew Steven Miller, 43, an osteopathic physician from Collinsville, Illinois, was sentenced in September 2022 to a year in prison for illegally prescribing Xanax. Between 2016 and 2018 he wrote prescriptions for the drug for six people who were not his patients, without examining them, according to a prosecutor's sentencing memorandum. He did not document the prescriptions and was not licensed by Missouri's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and lacked a DEA registration number. Miller pleaded guilty in June 2022 to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and making a false statement concerning a health care matter.
“sentenced an osteopathic physician from Collinsville, Illinois to a year in prison for illegally prescribing an anti-anxiety drug”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.