Jason DiBlasi, D.D.S.
Outcome
Nassau County DA charged dentist Jason DiBlasi in November 2022 with 113 counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance; DiBlasi had issued opioid prescriptions for patients he never examined or met through a co-conspirator, for 4 years from 2017–2021; he surrendered his DEA registration and pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
Details
Jason DiBlasi, D.D.S. — Nassau County 113-Count Opioid Prescription Scheme (2017–2022)
Outcome: Nassau County District Attorney charged dentist Jason DiBlasi, 49, of Farmingdale and Massapequa with 113 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance in a 136-count indictment announced November 18, 2022, for allegedly issuing opioid prescriptions to individuals he had never examined or met during a four-year scheme from 2017 to 2021; DiBlasi surrendered his DEA registration and pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
Jason DiBlasi was a licensed dentist in New York since November 2006, operating an office at 690 Broadway in Massapequa, Nassau County. According to the Nassau County District Attorney's investigation, from approximately 2017 to 2021, DiBlasi was allegedly issuing prescriptions for opioids — including oxycodone and hydrocodone/acetaminophen — to individuals whom he had never examined, and in some cases had never met or spoken to.
The scheme operated through a co-conspirator, Marco Cotto, who approached people he knew and invited them to participate. Cotto allegedly collected personal information — name, date of birth, insurance information, and preferred pharmacy — from participants and supplied it to DiBlasi, who used that information to generate prescriptions. Cotto then informed participants that their prescription was ready. Cotto received approximately $150 to $200 per referral or a portion of the pills.
DiBlasi was arraigned on 113 counts of Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance (a Class C felony) in a 136-count indictment. He pleaded not guilty and was released to pre-trial services. He previously surrendered his DEA registration to prescribe controlled substances. If convicted on all counts, he faced a maximum of approximately 5.5 years per count. The case was a joint investigation with the DEA.
Primary Source: DEA Press Release — Dentist and TOBAY Worker Charged in 136-Count Indictment for Opioid Prescription Scheme (Nov. 18, 2022)
How Crucible Prevents This
DiBlasi never examined — and in many cases never met — the patients receiving his opioid prescriptions. Crucible's patient encounter documentation requirement, which mandates a recorded clinical encounter before any controlled substance prescription is generated, would have blocked all 113 alleged prescriptions before issuance because no corresponding patient visit record could have been created.
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