“My patients, they are part of my practice and I want them to continue to trust me because they have trusted me up until now and I will do the right thing for them every single day,” said Dr. Javier Bocanegra with Community Family

Dr. Javier Bocanegra says the DEA and FBI’s joint investigation regarding allegations of over billing and prescription fraud have nothing to do with him personally or anyone at his practice.

“There was no allegations against me, I specifically asked them, do you have any charges against me and they said no,” said Dr. Bocanegra.

Instead he says that 3 companies who provided services to his patients are being investigated.

“They provide compounding medications, those are the local medicines you apply to areas of arthritis, injuries and usually patients that can’t tolerate or are at risk if they take like ibuprofen or Aleve,” said Dr. Bocanegra.

The DEA is not going into any details as to what they are looking into, but simply confirm a search warrant was issued Tuesday morning at Community Family Health. We were there as patient files were removed from the office. Dr. Bocanegra says they have between 8 and 10 thousand active patients right now.

He says he has always practiced legally and nothing will change going forward.

“I know with my insurance, they have billed it correctly because I look at the statements,” said patient Sandra Demaree.

“I am very careful especially when they change the classifications of medications, I follow that, I go by the medical practice act almost by the book, because I don’t want to lose my license I have worked too hard for it,” said Dr. Bocanegra.

The DEA also raided a doctor’s office in Corpus Christi on Tuesday. The DEA says it is an ongoing investigation and they do not know if this raid is linked to the one here locally.