How do I report a Doctor to the DEA? Anyone ever do this?

1 It is long overdue.

This particular doctor has done the following while I have worked with her or near her at this clinic:

After I inform her a particular patient I have worked up is suspected to be under the influence, she sends them home with narcotics. This has happened dozens of times in the last few months.

After I hand her evidence of failed urine drug screenings,including positives for cocaine, pcp, meth, and marijuana, she sends patients home with narcotics.

After I hand her evidence of multiple doctors writing for the same drug for the same patient, she sends them home with narcotics. She even gave narcotics to the patient that was obtaining meds under two names and was caught by the local ER.

To top this off, she fails to adequately treat some of the underlying chronic issues some of these patients have.

Patients are often on doses and combinations of painkillers that exceed safe limits.

For the life of me, I cannot find anything defensible about this doctors behavior. I know the patients seeking these drugs have issues of their own. But on my lunch today I saw one of her morning patients crushing and snorting pills just a few cars down from where I was eating my sandwich. That plus the months of overhearing patients comparing notes on what they scored and even talking about who they are selling their "script" to has put me over the edge.

Can I get anywhere with this? I have another job so I am not worried about retaliation.
One question for you before you report this doc. Why?

If nothing I listed would be an area of concern, I guess I don't?It is all new to me. Is there a better way to address this?

I think what Kyrshamarks ment is make sure you know why you are reporting this doc. Make sure it is not for personal reasons.

Perhaps you should put some time into talking with this doctor and understanding their rationale for what they do. You certainly appear to have put in some effort into compiling a list of perceived grievances, but unless you are sitting across the table with the patient and doc during the consultation you can't possibly begin to understand the doctor's rationale - unless you ask them. The professional way to deal with this is to find out ALL the facts and both sides of what is going on before you put somebody's career in jeopardy based on one side of the equation. BTW, don't think that you won't feel the effects of your actions because you have another job. You will learn that it is a very small community that we work in!

Quote from nervousinkzooIt is long overdue.This particular doctor has done the following while I have worked with her or near her at this clinic:After I inform her a particular patient I have worked up is suspected to be under the influence, she sends them home with narcotics. This has happened dozens of times in the last few months.After I hand her evidence of failed urine drug screenings,including positives for cocaine, pcp, meth, and marijuana, she sends patients home with narcotics. After I hand her evidence of multiple doctors writing for the same drug for the same patient, she sends them home with narcotics. She even gave narcotics to the patient that was obtaining meds under two names and was caught by the local ER.To top this off, she fails to adequately treat some of the underlying chronic issues some of these patients have. Patients are often on doses and combinations of painkillers that exceed safe limits. For the life of me, I cannot find anything defensible about this doctors behavior. I know the patients seeking these drugs have issues of their own. But on my lunch today I saw one of her morning patients crushing and snorting pills just a few cars down from where I was eating my sandwich. That plus the months of overhearing patients comparing notes on what they scored and even talking about who they are selling their "script" to has put me over the edge. Can I get anywhere with this? I have another job so I am not worried about retaliation.

Question: When you say the doc sent the patient home with narcotics, do you mean the actual drugs, or scripts for them? If it's scripts, the DEA will catch up with her. They watch that stuff. If it's actual drugs, well, it's not usual for clinics to have narcs in their drug closet. It requires a special license, at least in my state, due to the "controlled" part of the definition. Is it possible to talk to this doctor about her rationale for doing this?

I would contact the Board of Healing Arts in your State. You might contact the DEA to see what you can learn.

I guess I would just ask the doctor their rationale for their care. Something along the lines of "I want to do a good job here and want to learn too. What's the rationale for giving medication A over medication B?"Nothing wrong with asking questions. I would think long and hard about reporting a physician and/or provider without clear cut evidence of wrongdoing.

Quote from Nurse NessaI think what Kyrshamarks ment is make sure you know why you are reporting this doc. Make sure it is not for personal reasons.

Quote from WhisperaQuestion: When you say the doc sent the patient home with narcotics, do you mean the actual drugs, or scripts for them? If it's scripts, the DEA will catch up with her. They watch that stuff. If it's actual drugs, well, it's not usual for clinics to have narcs in their drug closet. It requires a special license, at least in my state, due to the "controlled" part of the definition. Is it possible to talk to this doctor about her rationale for doing this?

Quote from traumaRUsI would think long and hard about reporting a physician and/or provider without clear cut evidence of wrongdoing.

Quote from TakeTwoAspirinBTW, don't think that you won't feel the effects of your actions because you have another job. You will learn that it is a very small community that we work in!