FORT MADISON (WGEM) The Iowa Medicaid Fraud Control Unit was involved with the FBI search at Rashid Pharmacy in Fort Madison, according to the Department of Justice
On Wednesday the DOJ confirmed that federal search warrants were executed at Rashid Long Term Care Pharmacy and Rashid Pharmacy PLC, both in Fort Madison, Iowa, on Tuesday.
DOJ officials stated the searches at these locations were official law enforcement actions involving officers, agents, and investigators from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Fort Madison Police Department, and Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
CEDAR RAPIDS A Cedar Rapids family medicine physician has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations he prescribed opioids to patients who had no legitimate medical reason for the drugs.
Dr. Paul Lottes is accused of violating the Controlled Substances Act from August 2017 to April 2019 when he wrote opioid prescriptions for two patients that had no legitimate medical purpose and were not issued in the “usual course of professional practice,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Lottes also agreed not to reapply for a controlled substances registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration for a period of three years. Without this registration, Lottes will not be able to prescribe controlled substances.