A Woodbridge doctor has agreed to pay the federal government $45,000 to settle claims he wrote prescriptions for painkillers illegally.
The doctor, Avijit Mitra, with an office at 270 Amity Road in Woodbridge, was the subject of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency, Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection, and the Clinton Police Department, according to a prepared statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s office Wednesday (Aug 28).
“The allegations against Mitra involve claims that he wrote 13 prescriptions that were outside the normal scope of his medical practice,” the statement said.
Twelve of the prescriptions were for Opana, and one was for OxyContin.
Both are narcotic painkillers and Schedule II controlled substances regulated by the federal government.
Mitra, who has held a valid medical license in Connecticut since April 2001, with no history of discipline, according to records of the state’s Department of Public Health, has not been charged with a crime, or sued by the government.
According to the settlement agreement, which is posted below, the doctor “denies the contentions of the United States and denies any violation of law, fault, misconduct or wrongdoing.”
Still, he agreed to pay $45,000 “in full settlement of the claims that were made or could have been made in connection with the DEA investigation.”
Mitra further agreed to comply with federal law and regulations regarding controlled substances, the settlement says, adding that any subsequent violations of federal drug laws may be prosecuted.
