Raymond Rupert

Who is Raymond Rupert?

Raymond Rupert is a former physician. He resigned after CPSO concluded that Rupert "lacked knowledge and judgment by prescribing Percocet to a patient with a known opioid use disorder without adequate documentation."[1] Since his resignation, Rupert has continued to "use or allow the term 'doctor'... to be used in describing" himself[2], which CPSO found was in contravention of the Regulated Health Professionals Act and/or the Medicine Act.

The assessor also concluded that Rupert continued "prescribing substances with significant abuse potential to high-risk patients with known substance use disorders without appropriate monitoring, oversight, or documentation," and that Rupert also "put his patients at an increased risk of injury or death".[1]

On June 13, 2019, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee issued a caution-in-person for the above.[1]

Rupert also entered into an undertaking with the College dated May 27, 2019. During monitoring, CPSO says concerns were raised about his compliance with that undertaking. In resolution of those concerns, Rupert resigned from the College on May 7, 2020 and agreed never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario or any other jurisdiction.[3]

Timeline

1. June 13, 2019 CPSO issued a caution-in-person after an assessor concluded Rupert prescribed Percocet to a patient with a known opioid use disorder without adequate documentation, and continued prescribing substances with significant abuse potential to patients with known substance use disorders. [1]
2. Patient risk The assessor concluded Rupert exposed patients to a moderate risk of harm and increased risk of injury or death by prescribing and not closely monitoring high-risk substances. [1]
3. May 7, 2020 After acknowledging he had not fulfilled all terms of the 2019 Undertaking, Rupert resigned from the College and undertook not to apply or re-apply for registration as a physician in any jurisdiction. [3]
4. March 2026 Rupert was investigated and found to have continued to use or allowed the term "doctor" to describe himself "in the course of providing or offering to provide health care to individuals". [2]
5. Current status CPSO has listed Rupert on their "unregistered practitioners" list. Rupert is not a physician. [4]

Sources

The summary above is based on public CPSO records. Source links are included so readers can check the underlying records directly.

• [1] CPSO alert document College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario · June 13, 2019
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  Source for the quoted Committee's Analysis findings.

  As part of this investigation, the Registrar appointed an independent Assessor to review a number of Dr. Rupert's patient charts, interview Dr. Rupert, and submit a written report to the Committee. The Assessor concluded that Dr. Rupert:

  • Did not meet the standard of care, as he did not assess patients, or document a rationale for providing ongoing prescriptions, and lacked appropriate documentation and proper communication with regards to terminating or attempting to terminate the physician-patient relationship.
  • Lacked knowledge and judgment by prescribing Percocet to a patient with a known opioid use disorder without adequate documentation.
  • Continued to display a lack of judgment by continuing to prescribe substances with significant abuse potential to patients with known substance use disorders without appropriate monitoring, oversight, or documentation.
  • Exposed patients to a moderate risk of harm by prescribing and not closely monitoring his prescriptions for high-risk substances to high-risk patients with known substance use disorders. As a result, he put his patients at an increased risk of injury or death.

• [2] Agreement / undertaking College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario · March 2026
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  CPSO links this undertaking from its unregistered practitioners page for Raymond Rupert.

  I, RAYMOND RUPERT, acknowledge that I have used or allowed the term "doctor", and a variation and/or an abbreviation thereof to be used in describing me on various websites and business cards in the course of providing or offering to provide health care to individuals. The College has provided me with a copy of the relevant provisions of the Medicine Act and the RHPA. The College has advised me that I am operating in contravention of the statutes noted above in paragraph (1), and further advised me that violating certain provisions of these statutes constitutes an offence at law.

• [3] CPSO alert document College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario · May 7, 2020
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  Source for the undertaking monitoring concerns, resignation from the College, and agreement never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician.

  (5) I, Dr. Rupert, acknowledge that I have not fulfilled all of the terms of the 2019 Undertaking and that, at the time of executing this Undertaking, there is outstanding education, clinical supervision and a reassessment, which would need to be completed if I had not entered into this Undertaking.

  (6) I, Dr. Rupert, hereby resign from the College effective May 7, 2020 (the "Effective Date"). For greater clarity, I undertake not to perform or delegate any controlled acts (as defined in the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 and the Medicine Act, 1991) in any capacity and, specifically, through Rupert Case Management after the Effective Date.

  (7) I, Dr. Rupert, hereby undertake not to apply or re-apply for registration as a physician to practise medicine in Ontario or any other jurisdiction after the Effective Date.

• [4] Unregistered Practitioners: Rupert, Raymond College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario · 2026
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  CPSO states that Rupert resigned from the College in May 2020 and signed an undertaking agreeing never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician.

  In May of 2020, Raymond Rupert, a former member, resigned from the College. He signed an undertaking agreeing never to apply or reapply for registration as a physician in Ontario or any other jurisdiction.

  In March of 2026, Raymond Rupert, who is not a member of the College or any regulated health profession in Ontario, admitted to presenting himself as a doctor while offering to provide health care services. He has agreed to permanently refrain from using the title “doctor” and any variation of it in the course of providing health care services to any individual, and not to hold himself out as a doctor.