Doctor charged with overprescribing narcotics

A Ludlow doctor described as a liberal prescriber of drugs has had his physician’s license suspended after being accused of providing large quantities of powerful narcotic drugs to some of his private practice patients. The state Medical Practice Board alleged in April that Mitchell Miller regularly over-prescribed OxyContin, Percocet and other drugs to patients between 2000 and 2009. The Board quoted a pharmacist as saying Miller's office had a reputation as "the place to get your drugs." The allegations against Miller prompted Prison Health Services to drop him as a provider two weeks after his license suspension.