Dr. Gerald Gray formerly practiced in Gibson County
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indiana Medical Licensing Board voted to indefinitely suspend the osteopathic physician license of Dr. Gerald Gray for continuing to unlawfully and fraudulently prescribe controlled substances while on probation with the Board. Gray formerly practiced at the Oakland City Clinic in Gibson County, Indiana.
Gray’s license has been on probation with the Board since 2006 when the Attorney General’s Office took action against Gray for alleged Medicaid fraud and irresponsible controlled substance prescribing practices. The Medical Licensing Board placed Gray’s physician license on indefinite probation, requiring extensive continuing education on medical ethics, community service and periodic in-person appearances before the Board. Gray also pled guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud in May 2006 in the Gibson County Circuit Court.
Gray retained a registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to prescribe controlled substances but was barred from prescribing to family members or friends by a DEA Memorandum of Understanding.
In early 2015, the Attorney General’s Office received notification from an Oakland City pharmacist that she had refused to fill controlled substance prescriptions prescribed by Dr. Gray because of suspicions that the patient was being overprescribed. The Attorney General’s Office launched an investigation and subsequently uncovered evidence that Dr. Gray had been knowingly prescribing controlled substances to a drug addict and someone with whom he had a close personal relationship. In addition, he failed to keep records of his controlled substances prescriptions and lied about his prescribing limitations with the DEA when applying for renewal of his Indiana Controlled Substance Registration in 2009 and 2011. A DEA report also uncovered that he was illegally storing controlled substances in his home, and he admitted to dispensing the drugs to patients.
The Attorney General’s Office filed an administrative complaint with the Board based on these findings in May 2015. During a hearing yesterday in Indianapolis, the Medical Licensing Board heard the complaint and voted to indefinitely suspend Dr. Gray’s physician license. This will take effect on the date of the Board’s published order.
“Unfortunately, this license holder has continued to misuse his authority to prescribe controlled substances, and he has fed addictions in the process,†Zoeller said. “I am grateful for the Board’s sound action today to prevent this doctor from practicing in our state, which will protect the health and safety of the public.â€
Zoeller thanked Deputy Attorney General Renee Gallagher for her work on this case.
Attorney General Zoeller is creator and co-chair of the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, established in 2012 to reduce controlled substance abuse in Indiana. More information on the Task Force and the Attorney General’s efforts to reduce prescription drug abuse can be found at www.BitterPill.in.gov.
