Doctor operating safer supply clinics billed OHIP $2.5M last year

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Doctor operating safer supply clinics billed OHIP $2.5M last year – CBC

by tmnationtalk on April 28, 2025107 Views

Dr. Suman Koka, who runs addiction clinics across Ontario, is among province’s top billers

Apr 28, 2025

A doctor running a network of addiction clinics across Ontario, including an Ottawa location that offers safer opioid supply, is billing public insurance about $2.5 million per year.

Dr. Suman Koka is the sole officer and director of Northwood Recovery, which has locations in North York, Hamilton and Manitoulin Island. It operates under the name Recovery North in Sudbury, Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie.

Northwood Recovery opened its first Ottawa location in Hintonburg last year, but quietly moved it to Chinatown this March.

Neighbours in both Hintonburg and Chinatown have criticized Koka for prescribing opioid medications to fentanyl users. They say his patients are trading the prescription drugs on the street to get harder substances, attracting dealers and crime to the area.