What Happened
Jonathan Rosenfield, M.D., 40, of Atlanta, and Elmer Taylor, 44, of Houston, were sentenced in November 2023 to 10 and 12 years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances. Rosenfield owned, operated and was a physician at two Sunnyside Medical clinics, and Taylor co-owned and co-operated them. From May 2018 to August 2019, the clinics issued prescriptions under Rosenfield’s name for about 752,000 oxycodone pills and 419,000 hydrocodone pills, often to people paid by drug dealers to pose as patients. The clinics grossed approximately $5,478,000.
“Rosenfield owned, operated, and was a physician at the two Sunnyside Medical pill-mill clinics”
Related Guidance
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and transactional indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to investigate suspected diversion inside an organization.