El Centro doctor charged in connection to insurance fraud
Marcos Icahuate
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – An El Centro doctor is facing charges Thursday tied to insurance fraud and drug prescriptions.
The California Department of Justice charged Doctor Creighton with healthcare fraud, insurance fraud, and knowingly prescribing a controlled substance for something other than a legitimate medical purpose.
The criminal complaint was filed on June 27.
They say Creighton wrote prescriptions for promethazine with codeine between October 2023 and April 2024.
Creighton is facing 18 felony counts.
The charges are part of a national fraud take down, targeting unethical medical practices across the United States.