A federal grand jury indicted a Secaucus physician on 58 counts related to opioid distribution, health care fraud, and maintaining a drug-involved premises, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello announced Thursday in Newark.
Dr. Ritesh Kalra, 52, was previously charged by complaint in July 2025. The new indictment includes 36 counts of unlawfully distributing opioids, 21 counts of health care fraud, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises. Kalra appeared for arraignment Thursday before U.S. District Judge Michael E. Farbiarz in Newark federal court.
According to court documents, Kalra operated a medical office in Fair Lawn where he allegedly issued more than 31,000 prescriptions for oxycodone and other controlled substances between January 2019 and February 2025. Prosecutors allege Kalra prescribed opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, including on days when he wrote over 50 prescriptions…