The Florida medical board revoked an Orlando doctor’s license to practice after it found out two other states also revoked the doctor’s license to practice after the feds said he prescribed controlled substances without “a legitimate medical purpose.”
Documents from medical boards in New York, California and Florida show Dr. Mohammad Abdel-Hameed’s license to practice has been revoked. The documents show it all started in December 2009 when the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration revoked his certificate. Then, in February 2012, the New York medical board approved his license surrender. Nearly two years later, in November 2013, the California medical board revoked both his license and surgeon’s certificate.
According to documents filed in New York, the U.S. DEA found Dr. Abdel-Hameed “prescribed controlled substances…to 233 patients…without having “a legitimate medical purpose.”
In documents filed in April, the Florida medical board said Dr. Abdel-Hameed failed to notify the board within 30 days of actions taken against his licenses in other states.
“It just was not fair,” said Dr. Abdel-Hameed, a former OB/GYN. "This was an oversight because I have been actually very ill in the last few months."
Dr. Abdel-Hameed said he prescribed controlled substances to patients he spoke with over the phone, which he said was an accepted practice.
The Florida Department of Health has not yet responded to inquiries about this case.
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