Today, United States Attorney Clint Johnson announced criminal charges against a Tulsa doctor, Ladd Clayton Atkins, as part of the Department of Justice’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges relate to an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.
U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson stated, “The actions of Ladd Atkins not only hurt taxpayers within the Northern District but also put illegal drugs on our streets.” He expressed gratitude towards federal partners for their efforts in maintaining public safety.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi remarked on the operation’s significance: “This record-setting Health Care Fraud Takedown delivers justice to criminal actors who prey upon our most vulnerable citizens and steal from hardworking American taxpayers.”
The nationwide law enforcement action has resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants across 50 federal districts and 12 State Attorneys General’s Offices. This includes 96 medical professionals charged with participating in health care fraud schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended loss. The government seized over $245 million in cash, luxury vehicles, cryptocurrency, and other assets.
An additional 170 defendants were implicated in schemes involving over $1.84 billion in false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies for unnecessary or unprovided services.
In the Northern District of Oklahoma, Atkins was charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Unlawfully as a Registrant and Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud. It is alleged that he conspired to unlawfully prescribe Adderall and defrauded healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
The investigation involved collaboration between the Northern District of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, Homeland Security Investigations’ Office of Inspector General, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joel-lyn McCormick, Attila Bogdan, and Vani Singhal are prosecuting the case.
The cases related to this national takedown are being prosecuted by various U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across multiple districts with assistance from State Attorney Generals’ Offices from several states including Arizona, California, Georgia among others.
A complaint or indictment is an allegation; all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
