Doctor Arrested had Tight Security and no Medical Equipment

LOGAN, W.Va. -- New details are being released about a physician who was arrested and his office that was raided by police, Sunday.

According to the criminal complaint, Dr. Fernando Gonzalez-Ramos was writing prescriptions for pills that were not for legitimate medical reasons.

Before searching the office, police noticed dozens of people waiting for pre-written prescriptions.

An armed security guard, a body guard with brass knuckles and a nurse/receptionist were also working inside the building, according to the complaint.

The nurse collected $450 to $500 from each patient waiting for drugs. Each patient had a file with a prescription written before they even walked in the door.

Inside the building with no running water; police say there were also no exam tables or other medical equipment.

Gonzalez lives in Texas where he is registered with the VA hospital. He would come to West Virginia every few months to work out of the Logan office.

According to the complaint, the nurse stated that she would schedule appointments with customers when Gonzalez told her he would be in Logan.

The nurse admitted to writing prescriptions and “progress notes” in the customers’ files and then sending them to Gonzalez in Texas. Gonzalez would sign the prescriptions and then bring them to the office in Logan.

The complaint states that Gonzalez “conspired with at least one other person, the nurse, to illegally, knowingly and intentionally distribute controlled substances.”

According to the West Virginia Board of Medicine website, Gonzalez has a medical license in West Virginia and has also been licensed in Puerto Rico.