Attorney General Sunday announced that a Venango County physician has been charged for allegedly using patient information to illegally obtain Oxycodone.
Justin Adibi, 35, of Oil City, was arrested Thursday and faces multiple charges, including possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, identity theft, and theft by unlawful taking. His bail was set at $50,000, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2026.
“Patients trust their doctors with deeply personal information and to do right by them, and this doctor blatantly broke that trust,” Attorney General Sunday said. “In this case, the defendant took advantage of having access to patient information to illegally supply his paramour with doses of a potent and addictive substance.”
Investigators say that in late September 2024, Adibi used patient files to prescribe Oxycodone to two surgical patients and transmitted the prescriptions electronically to their pharmacies. He then allegedly picked up the medications himself.
Adibi was employed as a surgeon at two UPMC hospitals in Venango County at the time of the alleged crimes. UPMC cooperated fully with the investigation.
The case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Roger Bauer. Authorities emphasize that criminal charges are allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.