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1. Lab owner charged for $79M fraud scheme, using physician's information without their knowledge
... used the personal identifying information of a physician, without the physician’s knowledge or consent, to submit the claims for the RPP tests. The physician had no prior relationship, nor was treating ...21 November 2024 -
2. New York man sentenced for $4M healthcare fraud scheme
... among others. He and the conspirators convinced one of Mr. Patel's family members, a physician who owns and operates a clinic in Newark, N.J., to authorize prescriptions for the medications for patients ...21 November 2024 -
3. What RFK Jr.'s leadership means for physicians: 6 leaders weigh in
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services, and six leaders joined Becker's to discuss what this could mean for physicians. Question: ...20 November 2024 -
4. Trump taps Dr. Oz to run CMS: 10 things to know
... no physician more qualified and capable than Dr. Oz to make America healthy again," Mr. Trump wrote in a Nov. 19 Truth Social post. 2. Dr. Oz was born in Cleveland and grew up near Philadelphia. He holds ...20 November 2024 -
5. New York physician pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks for unnecessary brain scans
A physician in East Setauket, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. From June 2013 to December 2019, internist Kenneth Fishberger, MD, conspired ...18 November 2024 -
6. Physician sues Prospect Medical Holdings alleging insurance fraud
A former psychiatrist at Manchester Memorial Hospital in Hartford, Conn., is suing parent company Prospect Medical Holdings over alleged insurance fraud, CT Insider reported Nov. 13. The lawsuit, ...14 November 2024 -
7. Florida men charged with $28M fraud, kickback scheme
Two Florida men were charged in a seven-count indictment for their role in a $28 million fraud scheme involving physician kickbacks for durable medical equipment. From February 2018 to April 2019, ...14 November 2024 -
8. 5 physicians suing their former employer in 1 month
Here are four suits involving five physicians firing their former employers that Becker's has reported on in the last month: 1. Theresa Gabana, MD, a former physician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston ...11 November 2024 -
9. Texas physician convicted for accepting kickbacks in $3.4M fraud scheme
An internal medicine physician in Houston was convicted of accepting more than $200,000 in kickbacks for sending patient samples to particular labs. Hector Ubaldo, MD, was indicted in September for ...11 November 2024 -
10. West Virginia hospital's Stark law case dismissed
... by Becker's. The case was originally filed in November 2020 by a former nurse, who claimed that Thomas Health violated the Stark law by structuring physician compensation in a way that improperly considered ...08 November 2024 -
11. 5 cardiologists in the headlines
... of surgery at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System. He was also appointed as section chief of cardiac surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital and physician-in-chief of cardiac ...05 November 2024 -
12. The latest with Kaiser Permanente
... a Kaiser-affiliated physician group alleging he faced retaliation after bringing forth fraud allegations against two other physicians. The practice, Northwest Permanente, is the largest medical group in ...04 November 2024 -
13. New Mexico physician charged with fraud, identity theft
A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license. Keith Levitt, MD, and Morgan Ortiz face a ...04 November 2024 -
14. Physician sues Kaiser Permanente-affiliated group for $8M
A Salem, Ore., radiologist has filed a lawsuit against a Kaiser Permanente-affiliated physician group alleging he faced retaliation after bringing forth fraud allegations against two other physicians, ...01 November 2024 -
15. Cardiologist's license revoked following $1.9M fraud conviction
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has permanently revoked the license of a cardiologist who owned and operated Matawan-Aberdeen Heart & Medical Center in Matawan, N.J., following his conviction ...01 November 2024 -
16. A flurry of ASC lawsuits shifting the industry
... made substantial financial contributions to a nonprofit associated with a physician group that referred patients to the hospital. Additionally, the settlement addresses claims that the hospital provided ...01 November 2024 -
17. New Jersey physician sentenced, to pay $5M+ for fraud scheme
A physician in Margate, N.J., was sentenced to 15 months in prison and must pay more than $5 million for his role in a scheme to defraud payers by submitting claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions. ...30 October 2024 -
18. New York man pleads guilty to healthcare fraud: 5 things to know
... release: 1. Mr. Newcombe admitted that between April 2020 and April 2023, he worked as the office manager and healthcare claims biller for two physician practices in Plattsburgh through a company he ...30 October 2024 -
19. Tennessee clinic owner convicted in $35M fraud scheme
... Department. Mr. Kestner allegedly pressured nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform multiple back injections on many patients who sought opioid treatment at Pain MD seeking opioid treatment. ...28 October 2024 -
20. Arizona physician sentenced for healthcare fraud
Linh Nguyen, MD, a physician in Peoria, Ariz., was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for healthcare fraud. Dr. Nguyen was convicted in a multi-year, multi-entity scheme to defraud multiple healthcare ...25 October 2024