Lawrence Miller, 49, of Ivyland.
A popular Lansdale doctor was sentenced to probation and community service on Tuesday, following his no-contest plea to two felony counts of unlawful prescribing last October.
Lawrence Miller, 49, of Ivyland, has been sentenced to eight years of probation, along with 200 hours of community service, according to court records. As part of his sentence, Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Wendy Rothstein ordered Miller to refrain from practicing medicine during the duration of the supervision period, and to assist with any investigation or initiatives requested by county or state agencies.
Miller will not be required to report to a probation officer during the probation period, court records indicate.
The sentence follows Miller’s no-contest plea in October 2019 to two felony counts of unlawful prescribing. Miller was initially charged with one felony count of corrupt organizations, 31 felony counts of unlawful prescribing, 18 misdemeanor counts of prescribing to drug dependent person(s) and one felony count of criminal use of communication facility, but the remain charges were withdrawn following his no-contest plea.
According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, a multi-agency investigation in 2018 revealed that Miller’s family practice “became a magnet for drug addicts and drug traffickers,” with nine of his patients dying from drug overdoses. The report states that the prescriptions issued by Miller put patients at a high risk for overdose, with some being as high as 10 times the maximum dosage recommended by national and state guidelines.
The report states that Miller would often prescribe medication without a physical examination despite not having contact with the patient over long periods of time, and the report adds that Miller failed to utilize the mechanisms in place to ensure narcotics weren’t being diverted or abused.
His Lansdale practice, located at 1000 Walnut Street, has been closed since authorities raided the location in June 2018.
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