| | Physician Last Name: | Purpera, Jr. |
| | Physician First Name: | Frank |
| | Physician Middle Name: | C. |
| | Address: | Western Virginia Regional Jail,
5885 West River Road,
Salem, VA 24153 |
| | License Number: | 259054 |
| | License Type: | MD |
| | Year of Birth: |
1975
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| | Effective Date: | 12/24/2019 |
| | Action Description for DOH Webpage: | License revocation. |
| | Misconduct Description for DOH Webpage: | The Hearing Committee sustained the charges finding the physician guilty of having committed professional misconduct by having been found guilty in the United States District Court, Western District of Virginia, of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud (sixty-six counts); Omitting Required Material Information (one count); False Statement (one count) and also for having been disciplined by the Virginia State Department of Health Professions based on his criminal conviction. Previously on August 21, 2019, the physicians New York State medical license had been suspended by the New York State Commissioner of Health. |
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