EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso doctor has agreed to pay $200,000 in a settlement after he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False Claims Act, and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office with the Western District of Texas.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says the allegations involve Dr. Brian August issuing 255 controlled substance prescriptions to 15 individuals between Dec. 2017 and May 2021.
The prescriptions included Schedule II controlled substances such as morphine, fentanyl, hydrocodone-acetaminophen, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, hydromorphone extended release, oxycodone hydrochloride extended release, tapentadol, oxymorphone, and the Schedule IV controlled substances carisoprodol, zolpidem, clonazepam, alprazolam, and tramadol…