Fultondale doctor charged in 103-count indictment alleging healthcare fraud

A Fultondale doctor was charged in a 103-count indictment alleging he prescribed controlled substances and participated in a healthcare fraud conspiracy with a pharmacist and drug sales representative, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Paul Roberts, 46, is charged with multiple counts of conspiring and dispensing controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose, officials said. Those drugs include Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, Suboxone, which is used to treat opioid addiction and oxycodone, a powerful opioid, officials said.

The indictment charges Roberts will prescribing oxycodone to a person referred to as C.H. “in exchange for sexual favors performed by C.H. at various locations.”

He is also charged with participating in a healthcare fraud conspiracy and scheme involving having members of his staff such as his x-ray technician and office manager see patients with opioid addictions, but billing Blue Cross Blue Shield as if he saw the patients, officials said.

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