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11/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/25/2025 07:46

Southern Colorado Hospital and Doctors Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations That They Unlawfully Prescribed Opioids and Other Controlled Substances

Southern Colorado Hospital and Doctors Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations That They Unlawfully Prescribed Opioids and Other Controlled Substances

DENVER-The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced that Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Rural Health Clinic ("Mt. San Rafael Hospital") in Trinidad, Colorado, and three physicians employed by the hospital-Dr. Sheryll Castro-Flores, Dr. Joseph Jimenez, and Dr. Douglas McFarland-have agreed to pay a combined $650,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act by unlawfully dispensing controlled substances, including high doses of opioids and dangerous drug combinations, and violated the False Claims Act by seeking payment for many of those invalid prescriptions from Medicare and other federal health care programs.

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Action Details

  • Date:November 24, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Indiana
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions
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