Rehab Doctor’s License Revoked For Pushing Controlled Substances

DETROIT, MI — A metro Detroit physician has had his medical license revoked after an investigation showed he was over-prescribing controlled substances. The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) served an order summarily suspending the medical license of Dr. Zeyn Nez Seabron, who has an office in downtown Detroit and is affiliated with Preferred Rehab Clinic P.C. in Warren.

LARA’s complaint indicates that in the latter half of 2017 and the first quarter of 2018, Seabron was a top prescriber of oxycodone and oxymorphone, both commonly abused and diverted controlled substances.

The Department reviewed data from the Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS), Michigan’s prescription monitoring program, which gathers data regarding controlled substances dispensed in the state.

MAPS data for the period between July 1, 2017 through December March 31, 2018 revealed that 5,809 controlled substance prescriptions were dispensed under Sebron’s authorization: 4,252 (73.20%) prescriptions were for oxycodone 30 mg and 1,510 (25.99%) prescriptions were for oxymorphone 40mg.

Overall, 99.19% of the controlled substance prescriptions reported to MAPS under Sebron’s authorization during the period were for these two commonly abused and diverted medications.

The data also showed that patients paid cash for 27.11% of the controlled substance prescriptions authorized by Sebron during that period. This rate is several times the state average of approximately 10% for cash payment and suggests that prescriptions were filled for illegitimate purposes, the report said.

According to Health Grades, Inc., Sebron, 64, graduated from The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1985 and specializes in emergency medicine.

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