Pittsburgh family care physician Brent E. Clark, 55, is headed to federal prison for running a profit-driven pill mill out of his medical office, illegally pushing powerful Schedule II drugs to anyone with cash and no questions asked. Clark was sentenced to 60 months in prison on each count — distribution of Oxycodone and Amphetamine outside the scope of medical practice and health care fraud — with all terms running concurrently. He’ll also serve three years of supervised release after completing his sentence.
Federal Judge Arthur J. Schwab handed down the sentence after Clark was convicted of distributing Oxycodone on 13 separate occasions and Amphetamine on three occasions between February 26, 2015, and March 27, 2017. These weren’t legitimate prescriptions — they were deals masked as medicine, doled out without proper exams or medical justification, feeding addiction while lining Clark’s pockets. The conduct stood far outside any ethical or legal standard of medical practice.
On top of the drug charges, Clark was found guilty of orchestrating a widespread health care fraud scheme targeting United Health Care, Medicare, and Medicaid. From February 2015 to February 2017, he submitted false claims for services that were either unnecessary or never provided, racking up $225,874.33 in stolen funds. His clinic wasn’t a sanctuary for healing — it was a billing machine fueled by deception.
Clark now faces a crushing financial reckoning. He’s been ordered to pay a $1,000 special assessment, a $50,000 fine, and full restitution of $225,874.33. But the court didn’t stop there. Judge Schwab ordered the forfeiture of $131,000 in illicit proceeds, the building housing his medical practice, his DEA prescribing number, his Pennsylvania medical license, and a vehicle used in the operation — a complete dismantling of his medical empire.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Cindy K. Chung, who laid out a damning trail of falsified records, suspicious prescriptions, and patient testimony exposing Clark’s profit-over-patients model. Investigators found patients arriving in droves, often paying cash on top of billing insurance — a hallmark of a black-market clinic masquerading as a doctor’s office.
The investigation was a joint takedown by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the FBI. U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady praised the collaboration, calling the conviction a strike against predatory practitioners exploiting the opioid crisis for personal gain. For Brent E. Clark, the free ride is over — the cell door just slammed shut.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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