A former Franklin doctor who once oversaw 17 physicians across four clinic locations has pleaded guilty to three felony drug charges stemming from a scheme in which he bought back oxycodone from patients he had prescribed it to. Derrick Hasenour was sentenced to 16 years of work release and two years of probation after admitting to the charges in Johnson County, Indiana.
Hasenour pleaded guilty to dealing in a controlled substance by a practitioner, a Level 4 felony; dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance, a Level 5 felony; and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit, a Level 6 felony, according to the Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office as reported by Fox 59. The case against the former family medicine physician, who worked out of an office in Franklin, Indiana, and served as chief medical officer at WindRose Health Network, dates back to an investigation that began in spring 2025.
An Informant, a Parking Lot, and $150 in Painkillers
According to court documents cited by Fox 59, an informant told the Franklin Police Department that Hasenour had been prescribing medication to patients and then buying it back from them. DEA officers and Franklin police officers caught Hasenour buying pain medication back from the informant for $150 on May 9, 2025. WISH-TV reported that the deal involved 30 oxycodone pills Hasenour had previously prescribed to the informant, and that investigators monitored the prearranged purchase in the parking lot of a Rural King before moving in to arrest him.
The informant told police the arrangement with Hasenour had occurred at least 50 times, the station’s report noted. After his arrest, Hasenour admitted to having an opioid addiction for several months and to regularly purchasing pills from multiple patients. Court documents also indicate he told investigators he had bought prescriptions back from three other patients, and he was preliminarily charged with the three felony counts after being caught buying prescription drugs from a patient in Greenwood.
A Health Network Scrambles to Respond
WindRose Health Network placed Hasenour on unpaid leave as soon as it learned of his arrest, the same report said. Hasenour’s rise within the organization had been a long one: WindRose Health Network says he began working with its Prenatal Care Program in 2012, joined the medical staff full-time as a family medicine physician in fall 2018, became associate chief medical officer in January 2020, and later became chief medical officer.
WindRose later moved on from the fallout, announcing Dr. Brock McMillen as its new chief medical officer in June 2025. Reporting on Hasenour’s role within the organization has varied, with one outlet describing him as the network’s assistant medical director and another describing him as chief medical officer.
Guilty Plea Closes Out Drug Case
The case moved from Hasenour’s arrest and the filing of formal charges in May 2025 to a guilty plea and sentencing reported Tuesday, marking the resolution of the investigation. Fox 59 reported the sentence of 16 years of work release alongside two years of probation, closing the chapter on a case that began with a single tip to Franklin police about a doctor allegedly selling back his own prescriptions.
