Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Dr. Andrew T. Fried, a licensed dentist and owner of Perry Hall Family Dental in Nottingham, MD, pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution and improper prescribing of controlled substances and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but one day suspended, followed by probation.
The case involved unlawful oxycodone prescriptions written without medical necessity between 2022 and 2025, and Fried has been excluded from participating in federal healthcare programs.
Per the news release distributed on Friday, December 19: “Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the conviction and sentencing of Dr. Andrew T. Fried, DMD, a licensed dentist, for drug distribution and prescribing violations. Dr. Fried owned a solo practice dental clinic, Perry Hall Family Dental, which was located in Nottingham, Maryland. On November 20, 2025, Dr. Fried pleaded guilty to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled dangerous substances outside the regular course of duties of a dentist and not within the standards of his profession related to controlled dangerous substances.
“Every Marylander who sits in a dental chair should trust that they’re receiving competent, professional care,” said Attorney General Brown. “This sentence protects Dr. Fried’s patients from further unsafe treatment and eliminates a source of opioids in our communities.”
From April 2022 through May 2025, Dr. Fried abused his dental license and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) privileges to prescribe oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose to a former employee who worked as a dental assistant at Perry Hall Family Dental. Dr. Fried and the dental assistant would split the oxycodone pills between themselves. Given that there was no medical necessity for writing the oxycodone scripts, Dr. Fried unlawfully distributed oxycodone. Oxycodone is a Schedule II-Controlled Substance because its abuse can lead to addiction, illness, and even death. As part of his plea, Dr. Fried admitted that he purchased oxycodone pills on a weekly basis from his dental assistant. The dental assistant acquired the pills from close family members.
On December 15, 2025, the Honorable Andrew Battista of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County sentenced Dr. Fried to 10 years, suspending all but 1 day with 3 years of probation. Dr. Fried is excluded from participating in federal healthcare programs.
In making today’s announcement, Attorney General Brown thanked Division Director Zak Shirley, Assistant Attorneys General Carolyne Evans and Lisa Marts, Investigators Jay Beeler and Ryan Jones, and Investigative Auditor Yelena Slutskaya of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit for their work on this case. Attorney General Brown also thanked the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the DEA, and the Maryland State Police for their assistance on this case.
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit receives 75 percent of its funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under a grant award totaling $7,119,096 for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. The remaining 25 percent, totaling $2,373,032 for FY 2026, is funded by the State of Maryland.”