What Happened
DuBois, Pa. doctor David James Girardi pleaded guilty in March 2019 to health care fraud for submitting claims to Highmark for six oxycodone and hydrocodone prescriptions written in his wife's name but intended for his own use, and was sentenced Feb. 4, 2020 to probation and home confinement (term not stated in the OIG text).
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2020); terms are in the source.
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.