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I heard recently that only one other person in Florida has ever been charged with "Doctor shopping"

Where did you hear that?

Just one example:

7/17/2003
Four charged with seeking illegal prescription drugs

A six-month investigation has culminated in the arrests of four people on warrants for "doctor shopping" while trying to obtain prescription drugs, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
"In the investigation, drug detectives learned that the suspects went to various doctors seeking prescriptions for narcotics," said Capt. Rick Ryan of the sheriff's office. Detectives developed profiles on the suspects, who visited two or more doctors within a 30-day period, Ryan said.
On Tuesday, Janice Plant Vandiver, 44, of Georgetown, was arrested and charged with 20 counts of withholding information from a practitioner and 20 counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Her bond was set at $43,028.
Also arrested Tuesday was Deanna Haney, 41, of Satsuma, on three counts of withholding information from a practitioner and five counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Her bond was $12,512.

I apologize. My mistake. I said all of Florida when I should have said Palm Beach County.

"His lawyer says that the Palm Beach County prosecutors investigating Limbaugh have charged only one other person in the past five years with illegally acquiring prescriptions from multiple sources."

From here http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/x/experts/tribune-review/news/s_174113.html

Detectives developed profiles on the suspects, who visited two or more doctors within a 30-day period, Ryan said.

Sheesh! That's going to get everyone sooner or later. I belong to an HMO. I have to go to my PCP for everything. If I need a specialist, I go there, too. And if the diagnosis requires some expensive treatment, I have to get a second opinion. That's 3 doctors, and that's assuming that my PCP referred me to the right specialist in the first place.