An ER physician from Arkansas was charged for obtaining prescriptions fraudulently, according to a report by Press Argus.
Joseph Charles Kradel, II, MD, allegedly used at least 19 aliases to acquire more than 2,600 hydrocodone pills this year. The arresting officer, Paul M. Smith of the Drug Enforcement Administration, observed Dr. Kradel obtaining hydrocodone from a pharmacy. Mr. Smith says Dr. Kradel used a prescription he wrote in his stepdaughter's name without her consent.
Dr. Kradel allegedly used false prescriptions at 11 other pharmacies in various counties. Video tape surveillance at some of the pharmacies show Dr. Kradel picking up the prescription medication in hospital scrubs. He allegedly told Mr. Smith he wrote the prescriptions to help his addiction to hydrocodone.
Read the Press Argus' report on the Arkansas prescription fraud.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud:
- Idaho Personal Care Provider Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
- Florida Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
- U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Physician and Medical Center for Healthcare Fraud, Endangering Lives
Joseph Charles Kradel, II, MD, allegedly used at least 19 aliases to acquire more than 2,600 hydrocodone pills this year. The arresting officer, Paul M. Smith of the Drug Enforcement Administration, observed Dr. Kradel obtaining hydrocodone from a pharmacy. Mr. Smith says Dr. Kradel used a prescription he wrote in his stepdaughter's name without her consent.
Dr. Kradel allegedly used false prescriptions at 11 other pharmacies in various counties. Video tape surveillance at some of the pharmacies show Dr. Kradel picking up the prescription medication in hospital scrubs. He allegedly told Mr. Smith he wrote the prescriptions to help his addiction to hydrocodone.
Read the Press Argus' report on the Arkansas prescription fraud.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud:
- Idaho Personal Care Provider Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid
- Florida Physical Therapist Pleads Guilty to Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
- U.S. Files Suit Against Georgia Physician and Medical Center for Healthcare Fraud, Endangering Lives