An Oskaloosa pharmacist pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the state’s Medicaid program by writing false prescriptions.

Kansas Atty. Gen. Phill Kline’s office announced that Jay Philip Parker, 62, Oskaloosa, owner of Parker’s Pharmacy, turned himself in to authorities after being charged in Jefferson County District Court.

Parker also waived a jury trial and pleaded guilty to one count of Medicaid fraud, which is punishable by 11 to 34 months in prison and a fine up to $100,000, according to Kline’s office.

He was convicted of writing false prescriptions for Medicaid beneficiaries without any doctors’ authorization and then using the false prescriptions to bill the state’s Medicaid program $75,000 while using the beneficiaries’ Medicaid identification numbers. But he never filled those prescriptions or supplied the drugs, Kline’s office said.

Parker also paid $75,000 restitution to the Kansas Medicaid program Friday, and the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy is in the process of revoking the licenses for Parker and Parker’s Pharmacy, Kline’s office said.

Parker will be sentenced Dec. 29. Deputy Atty. Gen. Rex Beasley litigated the case.