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A doctor who pled guilty in connection to Matthew Perry 's death found out his fate Wednesday ... he will serve 30 months -- about 2.5 years -- in prison.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia -- who pled guilty to 4 counts of distributing ketamine back in July -- received the sentence in an L.A. federal courthouse, the L.A. Times reports . He was taken directly into custody.

In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped five other charges ... 3 other ketamine distribution charges and 2 counts of falsifying records.

As you know ... Plasencia prescribed the ketamine which led to Perry falling unconscious and drowning in his hot tub back in 2023. Getty

Plasencia dressed up for court in a suave navy blue suit ... with a grim expression on his face as he w

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