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Government Actions
Doctor Charged with Unlawfully Distributing Opioids
On October 24, 2017 the Department of Justice United States Attorney's Office Western District of Pennsylvania indicted Dr. Andrzej Kazimierz Zielke on 14-counts. Dr. Andrezej Kazimierz Zielke, 62, is a medical doctor who owned and operated Medical Frontiers, which advertised as a holistic pain management practice, located in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. The indictment alleges that on 13 occasions Dr. Zielke prescribed Schedule II narcotics - Oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine sulfate and methadone – outside the usual course of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purpose. The indictment also alleges that Dr. Zielke conspired with others to distribute Schedule II narcotics.
On October 5, 2017, Dr. Zielke was arrested on a criminal complaint. The complaint alleges that Dr. Zielke engaged in a pattern of illegally prescribing opioid painkillers to patients with no legitimate medical purpose and without examination, evaluation or testing. According to the criminal complaint: Agents began investigating his practice based on information they received that Dr. Zielke was writing a large number of oxycondone prescriptions for people residing in the McKeesport, Pennsylvania area, and that some of these pills were being obtained by a narcotics dealer. According to accounts of former employees and patients, Dr. Zielke charged approximately $250 cash for office visits and many patients traveled long distance.
On August 1, 2018 he was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of unlawfully distributing controlled substances, conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances, health care fraud and money laundering.
A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Licensing
On 10/11/2017 the Pennsylvania Department of State suspended the license of Medical Frontiers. BBB encourages you to contact the following agency or agencies to confirm this information: - http://www.dos.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/licensing/12483 - 717-787-8503
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