Prescriber drug diversion cases
134 documented cases, 1997–2026.
Figures are derived from the 931 case records collected on this site, not from any official total. A record counts here when its Role field, or failing that its title, names one of these roles: 20 from the Role field, 114 from the title.
Roles counted: Physician / surgeon (124) · Dentist / oral surgery (6) · Veterinarian (4).
Monetary penalties stated
Median: $100,000
Smallest $5,000 · largest $956,709
Median of 22 amounts in US dollars (civil settlements and penalties, criminal fines, restitution, forfeiture) stated in 20 of 134 records. 114 records state no dollar amount.
Custodial sentences stated
Shortest: 12 months
Longest: 276 months (23 years)
37 prison or jail terms stated in 37 of 134 records. Probation, supervised release, home confinement and suspended terms are not counted.
Drug classes involved
| Drug class | Records |
|---|---|
| Opioids | 75 |
| Other controlled substance | 53 |
| Benzodiazepines | 10 |
| Stimulants | 9 |
| Anesthetics / sedatives | 4 |
| Anabolic steroids | 1 |
| No drug stated | 2 |
A record naming drugs from two classes counts in both.
States with the most records
| State | Records |
|---|---|
| Maryland | 22 |
| New York | 9 |
| Ohio | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 |
| California | 7 |
| Michigan | 7 |
| Hawaii | 5 |
| Illinois | 4 |
36 states and territories in all; every state.
Settings involved
| Setting | Records |
|---|---|
| Other / not classified | 112 |
| Hospital / health system | 13 |
| Dental / oral surgery | 6 |
| No setting stated | 3 |
Other roles
Cases
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- Valley Center Veterinary Clinic Pays $125,000 Over Controlled-Substance Mishandling 2024-01-17 · Valley Center, California · Other / not classified
- Oklahoma Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Oklahoma · Hospital / health system
- Ohio Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Ohio · Other / not classified
- Kansas Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Kansas · Other / not classified
- Georgia Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2024) 2024 · Georgia · Other / not classified
- Michigan Physician Suspended Over Bloomfield Township Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction 2023-12-15 · Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Michigan Physician Surrenders License Over Big Rapids Drug Diversion and Fraud Conviction 2023-11-15 · Big Rapids, Michigan
- Wilmington family-medicine physician paid $170,000 to resolve allegations of unlawful opioid prescribing 2023-06-23 · Other / not classified
- Pain clinic nurse practitioner conspired to dispense fentanyl by forging a physician's signature on prescriptions 2023-01 · Other / not classified
- South Carolina Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · South Carolina · Other / not classified
- New York Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023, case 2) 2023 · New York · Other / not classified
- New York Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · New York · Other / not classified
- Maryland Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Maryland Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Maryland · Other / not classified
- Hawaii Physician Agrees to Plead Guilty in Benzodiazepine Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Hawaii · Other / not classified
- District of Columbia Physician Sentenced in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · District of Columbia · Other / not classified
- California Physician Sentenced in Controlled Substance Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · California · Other / not classified
- California Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · California · Other / not classified
- Alaska Physician Convicted in Opioid Diversion Case (2023) 2023 · Alaska · Other / not classified
- Charges announced in alleged opioid distribution network run from a Morris County physician's office 2022-08-05 · Other / not classified
- Dearborn physician pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute hydrocodone without medical necessity 2022-05-02 · Other / not classified
- Ulster County Dentist Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Oxycodone in a Patient's Name 2022-04-14 · Stone Ridge, New York · Dental / oral surgery
- Illinois Dentist Charged with Tampering with Patients' Fentanyl 2022-02-10 · Rochester, Illinois · Dental / oral surgery
- North Carolina pharmacy chain paid $100,000 to resolve claims it filled prescriptions from physician on limited license 2022-02-03 · Other / not classified
- Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids and falsifying records at a Lake Milton medical office 2022-01 · Lake Milton, OH · Other / not classified
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