A Canton orthopedic surgeon has been brought to justice for faking patient visits and profiting off the opioid epidemic.
Dr. Olarewaju James Oladipo, 60, of Canton, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for his role in a health care fraud scheme.
Between January 2016 and December 2019, Oladipo devised and executed a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs by falsely billing for patient visits.
He used billing codes for more complex and expensive services that were not provided and falsified medical records to reflect examinations and services that were not performed.
During this four-year period, Oladipo frequently billed for more than 60 patients per day and sometimes more than 100 patients per day, resulting in visits that could have only lasted five minutes or less but were billed as longer visits.
Oladipo’s scheme also involved prescribing powerful, highly addictive opioids at a rate that made him one of the top prescribers of such drugs in Massachusetts, knowingly prescribing oxycodone to patients suffering from opioid addiction.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other agencies investigated and prosecuted the case, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Evan D. Panich and William B. Brady leading the charge.
A federal jury convicted Oladipo in December of 10 counts of health care fraud.
The sentence is a victory for justice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where the opioid epidemic has ravaged communities and families.
As the Grimy Times continues to expose the depths of corruption and crime in our nation’s healthcare system, we remain committed to holding those accountable who prioritize profits over people.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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