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OP PAIN DOCTOR FACING CHARGES
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WNY Doc Wrote Himself 888 Prescriptions
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NEWSOP PAIN DOCTOR FACING CHARGES
An Orchard Park doctor is facing federal charges after using his patients to prescribe himself drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Author:WGRZ
Published:7:39 PM EST November 21, 2017
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BUFFALO, N.Y.--- An Orchard Park doctor is facing federal charges after using his patients to prescribe himself drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Dr. Paul Biddle, 43, of Amherst, was arrested and charged with obtaining controlled substances through fraud and identity theft. U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Junior announced Biddle's arrest Tuesday.
Prosecutors say Biddle was prescribing medication for 23 of his patients, two of whom were dead, through a Tampa, Florida pharmacy. Those prescriptions were then sent either to Biddle's Amherst home or his Orchard Park office.
The U.S. Attorney's Office states that between November 11, 2013 and October 16, 2017, Biddle wrote and received 888 prescriptions for opioids. The prescriptions include hydromorphone, HCL, fentanyl citrate, and morphine sulfate.
According to evidence collected from Biddle's trash, the U.S. Attorney Office stated that it appears he received the opioids and marijuana fraudulently, and the drugs were being used illegally at his home.
"Sadly, it appeared that Dr. Biddle here, used his medical license as a license both to steal patient information, as well as to divert drugs to himself," U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. said. "And today's arrest reminds us that no one is immune from the deleterious effects of drug addiction in our community."
Biddle pleaded not guilty to the charges before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. MCCarthy Tuesday. He was released under the conditions the he would not practice medicine or write prescriptions, pending his next court appearance on November 27, 2017.
Biddle practices anesthesiology and pain management in Orchard Park. He also operates a medical marijuana practice.
If convicted of the drug charges, Biddle could face a maximum of four years in prison. He could also serve up to five years in prison for the identity theft charges.
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