MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania physician will have to pay $100,000 for violating the Controlled Substances Act, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

The DOJ said, Xiang Yuan, M.D., failed to maintain accurate records of controlled substances, writing a prescription of stock and “improperly” moving controlled substances from his registered address. He had a medical practice along Creekside Drive in Pottstown, Montgomery County.

He also entered into a three-year agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that gives him “additional responsibilities” in regard to handling controlled substances, the DOJ said.

“Physicians who fail to maintain proper records of controlled substances create conditions ripe for diversion, or, at worst, may be engaging in diversion itself,” said U.S. Attorney Metcalf. “Physicians have a responsibility to ensure that all controlled substances are tracked through a distribution chain and are prescribed in the usual course of professional practice. Our office is committed to ensuring total compliance with the Controlled Substances Act and we will vigorously enforce violations whenever we find them.”

The DEA handled the investigation in the case.

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“The goal of DEA’s closed system of distribution is to ensure accountability for controlled substances,” said Thomas Hodnett, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s Philadelphia Field Division. “In prescribing controlled substances ‘for stock,’ Dr. Yuan made himself a middleman in this same closed system and created an environment where controlled substances are not properly inventoried or secured.”

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