Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Dr. Andrew T. Fried, a licensed dentist and owner of Perry Hall Family Dental, has been convicted and sentenced for illegally distributing narcotics and improperly prescribing controlled substances.
Fried, whose solo dentist clinic was located in Nottingham, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2025, to one count of distributing narcotics and one count of prescribing controlled dangerous substances outside the regular course of dental practice and professional standards.
He was sentenced on Dec. 15 by Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Battista to 10 years in prison, with all but one day suspended, followed by three years of probation.
According to prosecutors, from April 2022 through May 2025, Fried abused his dental license and Drug Enforcement Administration privileges by writing oxycodone prescriptions without any legitimate medical purpose. The prescriptions were issued to a former employee who worked as a dental assistant at Perry Hall Family Dental.
Investigators said Fried and the dental assistant would split the oxycodone pills between themselves. As part of his plea agreement, Fried admitted that he purchased oxycodone pills weekly from the assistant, who obtained them from close family members. Because the prescriptions were not medically necessary, authorities determined that Fried unlawfully distributed the drug.
Oxycodone is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance due to its high potential for abuse, addiction, and serious health risks, including death.
“Every Marylander who sits in a dental chair should trust that they’re receiving competent, professional care,” Attorney General Brown said in a statement. “This sentence protects Dr. Fried’s patients from further unsafe treatment and eliminates a source of opioids in our communities.”
As part of the sentencing, Fried has also been excluded from participating in all federal healthcare programs.
The case was handled by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit, with assistance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Maryland State Police.
The Attorney General’s Office noted that the Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims Unit is funded primarily through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with additional support from the State of Maryland.