WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Pennsylvania doctor was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating multiple fraud schemes involving false medical claims, illegal distribution of oxycodone, and laundering over $1.2 million in proceeds.
According to court documents, Dr. Neil K. Anand, 48, of Bensalem, was found guilty in April 2025 of conspiring to defraud Medicare, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Independence Blue Cross, and Anthem through claims for medically unnecessary “Goody Bags” of prescription medications dispensed by in-house pharmacies he owned.
To encourage patients to accept the bags, Anand also provided them with oxycodone prescriptions that were written outside the normal course of medical practice. Evidence showed that Anand pre-signed blank prescriptions used by unlicensed interns and personally prescribed more than 20,000 oxycodone pills to just nine patients.
After discovering he was under investigation, Anand transferred over $1.2 million into an account held in a relative’s name to hide the funds.
In total, the fraud resulted in over $2.4 million in payouts from the health plans. Anand was ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution and over $2 million in forfeiture.
The case was investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services OIG, the U.S. Postal Service OIG, and the OPM OIG. The Justice Department’s Fraud Section prosecuted the case.
