The married physicians are accused of using their allergy and pain clinics to see patients who sought prescriptions that were not medically necessary and then provided these prescriptions to the patients.
According to the criminal complaint, the physicians saw more than 70 patients per day, many of which were stated to be “profoundly” addicted to the pharmaceuticals.
Read the KIAH News’ report on the Texas physicians charged with Medicare fraud.
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