Oxycodone Empire: Indian-Origin Doctor Convicted in Explosive $2.3 Million U.S. Healthcare Fraud Case!

Poonam Sharma

In a shocking verdict that has left the medical as well as the South Asian community in the U.S. amazed, Dr. Neil K. Anand, an Indian-origin doctor hailing from Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has been found guilty by a U.S. federal jury of operating an intricate multi-million-dollar healthcare fraud and distribution-of-controlled-substances scheme.

As reported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Anand, 48, orchestrated a ring that sold Goody Bags — bags filled with medically unnecessary prescription medication  — to patients who didn’t need them or want them. But the twist? Patients were coerced into taking these bags in lieu of  prescriptions of controlled substances, particularly the highly addictive opioid oxycodone.

The “Goody Bags” were run through Dr. Anand’s in-house pharmacies, commercializing medical practice. More than $2.3 million  was siphoned from U.S. government and private health plans, including Medicare, Independence Blue Cross, Anthem, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

The scandal goes deeper. Prosecutors disclosed that **Dr. Anand conspired with unlicensed medical interns, giving them pre-signed blank prescription slips to dispense narcotics — an outrageous misuse of medical privilege. As part of the scheme, Anand is alleged to have personally prescribed a staggering 20,850 oxycodone pills to nine patients — a number that shouts criminal abuse.

And when the heat was on? Anand acted swiftly. Upon hearing that he was being investigated by the federal government, the tainted physician poured $1.2 million into an account in  his father’s name, labeled “for the benefit of his minor daughter” — a classic example of  money laundering  meant to protect ill-gotten gains.

The accusations against him are as serious as they are many:

Conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and wire fraud

Three counts of health care fraud

One count of money laundering

Four counts of unlawful monetary transactions

Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances

Adding to the drama, Dr. Anand had previously made headlines when his medical license was revoked for allegedly harboring two Indian women as underpaid domestic help in exploitative conditions.

Now standing before  as many as 130 years in a federal penitentiary , Dr. Anand is due to be sentenced on August 19, 2025. A Judge of a Federal District Court will render a final sentence after considering U.S. guidelines of sentencing and statutory provisions.

This high-profile case has drawn attention as a lightning rod for controversy over opioid addiction, health-care fraud, and abuse of professional privilege on the part of physicians. Deeply rooted within the Indian-American community, Dr. Anand’s fall from grace is more than a courtroom travesty — it’s an admonition regarding ambition, greed, and the disintegration of moral boundaries in the medical community.

As federal prosecutors herald a big victory, the public is left wondering: How many more “Dr. Anands” are there, playing god — and playing dirty.