Anja Salamack, a 50-year-old nurse practitioner from Delray Beach, Florida, has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud and unlawful drug distribution. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated that Salamack was charged with submitting false claims to health care benefit programs in New York and issuing prescriptions for a controlled substance outside of professional practice standards.
The charges are part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Salamack, who was residing in Florida while claiming to practice in Albany, submitted fraudulent claims totaling $163,639.58 for services, including psychotherapy, that were not provided. Additionally, from November 2018 to May 2023, she prescribed amphetamines to individuals who were not her patients, at the request of a relative.
Under the supervision of U.S. District Court Judge Ann M. Nardacci, Salamack was also ordered to serve one year of home detention, followed by a two-year term of supervised release after her prison sentence, and to pay full restitution along with a $10,000 fine. As part of her guilty plea, she surrendered her DEA registration, which authorized her to prescribe controlled substances…