A New York physician pleaded guilty to counts of unlawful distribution of opioids and healthcare fraud, the Adirondack Daily Enterprise reported Oct. 23.
Duane Dixon, MD, 64, was a pain medicine specialist at L5 Medical Holdings. He and several others were charged with conspiring to distribute opioids without a legitimate medical purpose across L5 Virinigia clinics between 2014 and 2019.
Dr. Dixon has attempted to enter a plea deal that would dismiss charges associated with the death of a patient who overdosed on a prescription he allegedly gave. The plea deal has not been accepted and he has not been sentenced, according to the report.
As part of the guilty plea, he agreed to surrender his medical license and forfeit $200,000 obtained through the crimes he admitted to.