Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme for controlled substance. Penalty: $5.4 million.
Details
Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme in LA in 2026 involving controlled substance violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $5.4 million
Violation types: Controlled Substance
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: LA
Source: Louisiana Doctor Sentenced for Illegally Distributing Over 1.8M Doses of Opioids in $5.4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
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