Adrian Talbot (full name: Adrian Dexter Talbot) is a 55 year old doctor from Slidell, Louisiana. Talbot has been indicted by a federal grand jury and accused by the Department of Justice of dispensing over 1 million doses of opioids.
Talbot Indicted. “A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana physician for his role in distributing over 1,200,000 doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, and for maintaining his clinic for the purpose of illegally distributing controlled substances. ” [DOJ]
Accused Of $5.1 Million In Health Care Fraud. “Today’s indictment also charges the physician with defrauding health care benefit programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, of more than $5,100,000, given that the opioid prescriptions were filled using health insurance benefits.” [DOJ]
DOJ: Talbot Signed Prescriptions Without Examining Patients. ” In 2015, Talbot took a full-time job in Pineville, Louisiana, and although he was no longer physically present at the Slidell clinic, he pre-signed prescriptions to be distributed to individuals there without seeing or examining those individuals. In 2016, Talbot hired another practitioner who also pre-signed prescriptions to be distributed in the same manner at the Slidell clinic. ” [DOJ]
Multiple Charges. “Talbot is charged with one count each of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances, maintaining a drug-involved premises and conspiracy to commit health care fraud, as well as four counts of unlawfully distributing and dispensing controlled substances.” [DOJ]
Could Face 10-20 Years In Prison. “If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 20 years each for all other counts. ” [DOJ]
Background
Talbot Ran For Coroner. “Dr. Adrian Talbot, a Slidell physician with degrees in both medicine and law, has announced his candidacy for St. Tammany Parish coroner in the April 5 special election.” [NOLA]
Video: Talbot for Coroner campaign ad
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