Two former Mississippi pharmacy owners have been sentenced in a health-care fraud case that officials said involved false Medicare and Medicaid claims tied to prescription drugs.
Ricky Wayne Quinn and John Anthony “Andy” Null, former owners of Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Corinth, Mississippi, were ordered to pay $786,972.10 in restitution jointly to the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, according to reports from WLBT and WTVA, citing Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
Officials said Quinn and Null knowingly submitted false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid between 2017 and 2021 for pharmaceutical drugs that were not given to patients. The case was investigated by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi.
A Medicare, Medicaid, or insurance statement can show prescriptions, refills, equipment, or services that a patient never received or never requested. Those unexplained claims can be the first sign of billing fraud, a pharmacy error, or misuse of a health-care identifier.
Quinn Was Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison
Quinn was sentenced on June 29 to 30 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, followed by three years of supervised release, according to WLBT. Null had previously been sentenced on April 20, 2026, the outlet reported.
Darkhorse Press reported that Senior U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson sentenced Quinn. The outlet also reported that Quinn and Null were former pharmacists and owners of Medical Plaza Pharmacy in Corinth.
Fitch said in a statement cited by WLBT that Mississippi was committed to fighting waste, fraud, and corruption. She also credited HHS-OIG and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for their work on the case.
DOJ Said The Pharmacy Scheme Used Runners And Returned Prescription Drugs
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced the original indictment in June 2025 as part of the Justice Department’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
At that time, federal prosecutors said Quinn and Null were charged with conspiracy to commit health-care fraud in connection with false and fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims for more than $700,000 in prescription drugs.
WATCH: WTVA’s earlier report on the federal indictment of the two Corinth pharmacists.
The indictment alleged that Quinn and Null paid cash to runners in the community who brought them legitimate prescriptions. Prosecutors said the pharmacists dispensed the drugs to patients, but the patients then provided the unopened drugs to the runners.
The runners allegedly returned the unopened prescription drugs to Quinn and Null for cash, allowing the products to be restocked and billed to Medicare and Medicaid again. DOJ said the practice allowed the pharmacists to bill the programs numerous times for the same prescription drug products.
The Case Was Part Of A Larger Health-Care Fraud Crackdown
The Mississippi case was announced during the Justice Department’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. DOJ said the enforcement action resulted in charges against 324 defendants, including doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical professionals, in cases involving more than $14.6 billion in alleged intended losses.
The Northern District of Mississippi announced one indictment in that national initiative: the Quinn and Null pharmacy case.
Health-care fraud can feel distant from ordinary consumers because the bills often move through Medicare, Medicaid, insurers, or pharmacy-benefit systems instead of directly through a patient’s wallet. But false prescription claims can still affect taxpayers, public programs, and patients whose health-care identifiers or pharmacy records are used in billing activity they did not authorize.
Patients Should Check Statements For Prescriptions They Did Not Receive
Medicare tells beneficiaries to compare the dates and services on their statements with the care they actually received. The agency also tells people to protect their Medicare card, Medicare number, and other personal information.
Medicare says suspected fraud can be reported by calling 1-800-MEDICARE or through online reporting tools. People with a Medicare Advantage plan or Medicare drug plan can also call the Investigations Medicare Drug Integrity Contractor at 1-877-7SAFERX.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General accepts complaints about suspected fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and other HHS programs. The Mississippi Division of Medicaid also lists fraud-and-abuse reporting contacts and a secure online form for suspected Medicaid fraud.
Senior Medicare Patrol says prescription-drug fraud warning signs include a Medicare plan being billed for a medication the person never received, refills that were never picked up, drugs prescribed by a provider the person never saw, or charges for a different medication than the one ordered.
Patients should review Medicare Summary Notices, Medicaid notices, pharmacy records, and explanation-of-benefits statements for unfamiliar prescriptions, refills they did not request, or drugs listed more than once. If a charge looks wrong, Medicare recommends contacting the provider or plan first when it may be a billing error, then reporting unresolved or suspicious claims to Medicare, HHS-OIG, the state Medicaid program, or law enforcement.