A Pennsylvania doctor was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating various fraud schemes involving fake medical claims, illegal oxycodone distribution, and laundering more than $1.2 million in proceeds.
According to court documents, Dr. Neil K. Anand, 48, of Bensalem, was convicted in April 2025 of conspiring to defraud Medicare, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Independence Blue Cross, and Anthem by submitting claims for medically unnecessary “goody bags” of prescription medications dispensed by in-house pharmacies he owned.
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To encourage patients to take the bags, Anand also gave them oxycodone prescriptions that were not written in the normal course of medical practice. According to the evidence, Anand pre-signed blank prescriptions used by unlicensed interns and personally prescribed over 20,000 oxycodone pills to only nine patients.
Upon learning of the investigation, Anand concealed the funds by transferring over $1.2 million into a relative’s account.
Health plans reimbursed Anand approximately $2.4 million for the fraud. Anand was compelled to pay nearly $2 million in restitution and forfeiture.
