A grand jury has indicted Dr. David Alan Ruben, a medical doctor and board certified psychiatrist, related to unlawfully prescribing opioids. Ruben was indicted on 26 felony charges, including Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices and Administration of Narcotic Drugs.
Ruben, 70, is the owner of Healthcare Southwest, a pain management medical clinic in Tucson. Ruben was prohibited from prescribing, administering, or dispensing any Schedule II controlled substance for two years, pursuant to an Arizona Medical Board Order in February 2016. Despite the order, Ruben allegedly prescribed Hydrocodone and Oxycodone to 11 different patients on 25 separate occasions between September 2016 and March 2017.
Ruben’s medical license was suspended by the Arizona Medical Board effective April 06, 2017.