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361. Pain physician, practice in North Carolina to resolve fraud claims for $500K
Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa, MD, and his Greensboro, N.C.-based pain practice agreed to pay half a million dollars to settle allegations he wrongly billed Medicare and Medicaid, according to a May 26 announcement ...26 May 2021 -
362. Physician gets 59-year prison sentence for fraud, unnecessary surgeries
A physician in Chesapeake, Va., was sentenced to nearly six decades in prison May 18, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Javaid Perwaiz, MD, an OB-GYN, was convicted of performing medically ...19 May 2021 -
363. 23-clinic pain practice in California closes without explanation
... are no other options. There is nothing for us in the valley. This is catastrophic for us." Lags Medical Centers also has locations in Nevada, Florida and Delaware. Its California locations and physicians ...17 May 2021 -
364. Texas hospitals to pay $20.9M after alleged kickbacks to physician groups
Three Ascension affiliated hospitals will pay millions for allegedly violating physician self-referral and anti-kickback laws. The health system self-disclosed to HHS' Office of Inspector General about ...14 May 2021 -
365. The OIG's ASC joint-venture opinion: 10 deep-dive details
The HHS Office of Inspector General issued a favorable opinion approving a joint-venture ASC arrangement between physicians, a management company and health systems last month. The management company ...06 May 2021 -
366. Joint-venture ASC OK'd by HHS after kickback concerns
... owned by five orthopedic surgeons and three neurosurgeons, and 8 percent owned by the ASC management company. According to the proposal, physician investors will individually get 4 to 8 percent ownership ...03 May 2021 -
367. Pain clinic owner gets 9 years in prison for role in $80M fraud scheme: 5 details
... cases billed for services not provided. 4. The fraud also involved a physician performing high-risk facet injections without proper training. The physician allegedly taught himself the procedure by watching ...14 April 2021 -
368. Physician accused of pocketing nearly $300K in COVID-19 relief funds: 4 details
The federal government has charged a Colorado physician with misappropriating thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds from his practice for personal use. Four details: 1. In an indictment unsealed ...09 April 2021 -
369. Physician files for bankruptcy, alleges employee stole $100K+: 5 details
A Las Vegas physician filed a criminal complaint against a former employee, alleging the employee diverted funds and obtained fraudulent loans in the physician's name, according to a report in the Las Vegas ...06 April 2021 -
370. Physician pays $188K to scammers posing as Justice Department
Scammers are increasing efforts to trick people out of their money, and some are targeting physicians. News 5 Cleveland, an ABC affiliate, reported an Ohio physician paid scammers thousands of dollars ...23 March 2021 -
371. Former Iowa ASC surgeon surrenders medical license: 4 details
... physician's group. The group performed procedures in Pierce Street Same-Day Surgery Center and Dr. Smith also solicited business for Riverview Plastic Surgery, both in Sioux City. 4. Before moving to ...22 March 2021 -
372. Michigan physician, practice pay $2M to settle billing fraud allegations: 4 details
Dinesh Shah, MD, and his practice, Michigan Physicians Group in Livonia, paid a multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve billing fraud claims. Four details: 1. Dr. Shah, a cardiologist, was accused ...19 March 2021 -
373. 10 more ENTs to know
... from New York City-based Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed his residency training at Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University. 2. Brian Kaplan, MD. Greater ...05 March 2021 -
374. Top ASC stories: Physician group updates, 13 new ASCs in February and more
Here are the most-read articles from Becker's ASC Review during the week of March 1-5: 1. Texas surgeon gets 10 years in prison for fraud; physicians leave North Carolina hospital after pay cuts & more ...05 March 2021 -
375. 2 physicians charged in New York crackdown on patient overdose deaths
New York is cracking down on physicians overprescribing opioids to patients, and at least two physicians have been charged in overdose-related deaths this year. George Blatti, MD, of Nassau County, ...05 March 2021 -
376. Physician pays $215,228 to settle kickback allegations: 4 details
... More articles on healthcare: 15 best ASCs in America for 2021, ranked by Newsweek Houston physician, 3 others charged with billing fraud; Tulane reverses suspension of residency director & more Physician ...04 March 2021 -
377. Houston physician, 3 others charged with billing fraud; Tulane reverses suspension of residency director & more
Four recent stories about physicians: 1. Farrah Forough Farizani, DO, medical director of Hillcroft Physicians in Houston was among four charged March 2 with healthcare billing fraud. According to ...03 March 2021 -
378. Texas surgeon gets 10 years in prison for fraud; Physicians leave North Carolina hospital after pay cuts & more
Five recent stories about physicians: 1. Mark Kuper, MD, a spine surgeon and owner of Texas Center for Orthopedic and Spinal Disorders in Fort Worth, was sentenced Feb. 25 to 10 years in prison for ...26 February 2021 -
379. March/April 2021 Issue of Becker's ASC Review
... have seen payers become more accepting of outpatient surgeries and drive cases to the ASC, others report continued challenges in contract negotiations. Thousands of physicians joined 3 big ASC chains ...26 February 2021 -
380. Physician charged in patient's overdose death; Alabama system drops physician group's contract after 15 years & more
Five updates on physicians: 1. New York physician Sudipt Deshmukh was charged with manslaughter in the second degree and faces felonies related to the overdose death of a patient after he allegedly ...22 February 2021