Former Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates and Committing Health Care Fraud

MI 2026 Physician Practices
OIG Medicare Fraud
Penalty
$15 million

Outcome

OIG enforcement action against Former Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates and Committing Health Care Fraud for medicare fraud. Penalty: $15 million.

Details

Former Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates and Committing Health Care Fraud — OIG Enforcement (2026)

OIG took enforcement action against Former Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates and Committing Health Care Fraud in MI in 2026 involving medicare fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.

Penalty: $15 million

Violation types: Medicare Fraud
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: MI

Source: Former Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Opiates and Committing Health Care Fraud

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