November 16, 2018

A New Jersey-based doctor, Dr. Bernard Ogon, has been charged with participating in a compound pharmacy fraud that caused over $20 million in losses to health care benefit programs, including $3 million in losses to TRICARE. In exchange for a per-prescription payment, Ogon allegedly signed prescriptions that were pre-filled by telemedicine companies on behalf of patients he never saw. On multiple occasions, the prescriptions were for pain and scar creams that were not medically necessary, and were in fact exorbitantly expensive when made by a compound pharmacy. Ogon was also accused of writing prescriptions for patients in states that he was not licensed to practice in; if convicted, he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. USAO NJ

Tagged in: Compounding Pharmacy Fraud, Criminal Proceedings, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Other Government Health Programs,