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Medical board suspends Sugar Land doctor accused of using fake patient to obtain opioid prescription
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· September 1, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The suspension is reported by the Houston Chronicle. The doctor in question is based in Sugar Land.
A doctor's medical license has been suspended by a medical board. The doctor is accused of using a fake patient to obtain a prescription for opioids.
The suspension is reported by the Houston Chronicle. Further details about the case are available from this source.
The doctor in question is based in Sugar Land . The medical board's action against the doctor has been reported, but additional information about the circumstances surrounding the suspension is not provided here.
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Published: September 1, 2026 ·
Source: Houston Chronicle ·
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