A Johnson City, Tenn.-based physician and treatment clinic must pay $100,000 to resolve allegations they violated the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention Act of 2018 and the FTC Act, the Justice ...22 March 2023

Meridian, Miss.-based physician Gregory Auzenne, MD, pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with a $1.5 billion nationwide pain cream fraud scheme, the Clarion Ledger reported March 20.  He ...20 March 2023

Here are five physicians facing drug charges reported by Becker's since March 6: 1. George Barrio, MD,  formerly a pain management physician at Panama City, Fla.-based NeuroMedical Institute, agreed ...20 March 2023

Francisco Ortiz, former COO of Morgantown, W.Va.-based Wedgewood Physicians, and James Mersing, MD, have been charged for allegedly stealing $650,000 from the practice, the Justice Department reported ...16 March 2023

Justin LaMonda, MD, a physician based in Moberly, Mo., pleaded guilty to a $537,322 fraud scheme, admitting he used his father's name to falsely bill Medicare and Medicaid, the Justice Department said March ...15 March 2023

A jury on March 10 convicted pain physician Frederick Gooding, MD, for a $5 million healthcare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice said.  Dr. Gooding, president and CEO of Gooding Medical Corp., ...10 March 2023

Here are four drug lawsuits involving physicians or former physicians that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 6:  1. Two pain clinic owners, Mark Murphy, MD, and Jennifer Murphy, were each sentenced ...08 March 2023

Murrysville, Pa.-based emergency room physician Jessie Kunkel, MD, was charged for writing fraudulent prescriptions, the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office said March 1.  Since 2018, Dr. Kunkel ...06 March 2023

Roland Chalifoux, DO, is suing New Martinsville, W.Va.-based Wetzel County Hospital, West Virginia United Health System in Morgantown and multiple physicians for suspension of staff privileges, WTRF reported ...03 March 2023

Harvey Jenkins, a former physician based in Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to running a "pill mill" and other charges, NBC affiliate KFOR reported Feb. 27.  From January 2010 to February 2015, Mr. Jenkins ...28 February 2023

Sangita Patel, MD, has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly defrauding Medicare $448,000, MLive reported Feb. 20.  Dr. Patel is accused of submitting $1 million in false Medicare claims for ...21 February 2023

... of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property. Mr. Flores and Ms. Moore allegedly falsely represented themselves to the physician, whose personal assets totaled over $60 million, ...20 February 2023

A San Diego jury has found the University of California San Diego Medical Center and former anesthesiologist Bradley Hay, MD, not guilty in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by patient Randy Dalo and ...17 February 2023

Here are eight court cases involving physicians reported by Becker's since Feb. 1: 1. Noel DeLeon, a former office manager of a Newark, N.J.-based medical practice, admitted to conspiring with a physician ...17 February 2023

... their intent to reduce Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) reimbursement to 85 percent of the Physician Fee Schedule when providing services outside the restrictive Medical Direction billing ...16 February 2023

... and physician practices are reeling amid an IV fluid shortage after Hurricane Helene damaged a Baxter International plant in North Carolina. Four surgeons discuss how they are strategizing amid the ripple ...14 February 2023

... services at physician clinics that were not provided, the Justice Department said Feb. 7. Walid and Jalal Jamil, 62 and 69, operators of several home health agencies in the Detroit area, allegedly ...08 February 2023

... transaction to investigators.  Both physicians received substantial income but avoided paying taxes, according to the Justice Department.  Dr. Merchia also allegedly billed former patients' insurance ...03 February 2023

Here are eight physician fraud cases since Jan. 1: Wayne County, Mich.-based physician Francisco Patino, MD, was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for distributing more than 6.6 million doses ...02 February 2023

Jeffrey Sutton, DO, has pleaded guilty to 31 counts of illegally prescribing controlled substances, one count of illegally distributing controlled substances and 20 counts of healthcare fraud.  Dr. ...01 February 2023