Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Dr. Pickens wrote more than 70 prescriptions between Jan. 2007 and Nov. 2009 for Oxycontin, oxycodone and hydrocodone to support his addiction to narcotics. In some cases he forged another physician’s signature.
Dr. Pickens faces a maximum penalty of four years and will be sentenced Dec. 15.
Read the Missoulian report on Dr. Cory Pickens.
Read the Associated Press report, published by the Billings Gazette, about this case of Montana anesthesiologist fraud.
Read about other recent anesthesiologist cases:
– False Claims Charges Dropped in Lawsuit Against Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist
– Massachusetts Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
– Indiana Anesthesiologist Charged With Healthcare Fraud, Unlawful Drug Distribution
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