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41. Physicians' $15M fraud settlement confirmed nearly 10 years later
A circuit court affirmed a $15 million conviction for a physician, who was the former medical director of several hospice care providers, for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, Vital Law reported Aug. ...19 August 2024 -
42. Florida man pleads guilty to $39.5M fraud, physician kickback scheme
A man in Port Richey, Fla., has pleaded guilty for his role in a $39.5 million healthcare fraud case that involved physician kickbacks. Christopher Spellman and his co-conspirators owned durable medical ...16 August 2024 -
43. 5 multimillion-dollar physician false claims settlements
... Alzheimer's disease from May 2015 to April 2023. 3. In June, David Young, MD, a physician from Fredericksburg, Texas, was convicted for submitting more than $70 million in fraudulent claims for orthotic ...16 August 2024 -
44. 8 physician kickback cases in 3 weeks
... alleges that the system employed physicians at Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in Murphy, N.C., and Chattanooga-Hamilton County (Tenn.) Hospital Authority that did not meet Stark law exceptions, amounting ...09 August 2024 -
45. Employee accused of embezzling $100K+ from Pennsylvania eye practice
An Erie, Pa.-woman accused of embezzling over $100,000 from the eye physician she once worked for has waived her criminal case to court, Erie Times-News reported Aug. 8. Carol Harrington waived to ...08 August 2024 -
46. Washington state physician sentenced for $14.6M fraud, kickback conspiracy
... by Dr. Webster. The company and physician also billed for fictitious visits and exams, according to the DOJ. Medicare and TriCare paid more than $14.6 million for durable medical equipment fraudulently ...08 August 2024 -
47. Gastroenterologist has 30 years of misconduct, abuse complaints: Report
A Little Rock, Ark.-based physician faces 30 years of misconduct allegations, from sexual abuse to fraud, the Arkansas Advocate reported Aug. 7. Alonzo Williams, MD, will go before the State Medical ...07 August 2024 -
48. Kentucky physician surrenders license following $14M fraud conviction
A Lexington, Ky., physician has surrendered his license after being sentenced to prison for two years for a $14 million fraud scheme, Kentucky reported Aug. 5. From March 2018 to April 2019, Amr Mohamed, ...05 August 2024 -
49. Physician charged with stealing $1.5M via business credit card
An emergency medicine physician has been charged with grand larceny, among other crimes, for allegedly stealing roughly $1.45 million by using a business credit card for personal purchases. Between ...02 August 2024 -
50. 10 multimillion-dollar Stark law cases in 2 years
... it violated Stark law. The suit alleges the health system gave appraisers false information, doubled physicians' salaries based on what they earned in private practice and ignored multiple warnings about ...02 August 2024 -
51. California physician pleads guilty to $3.2M fraud
A Santa Paula (Calif.) physician pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of healthcare fraud for defrauding Medicare out of more than $3 million. While working at two different Pasadena-based ...25 July 2024 -
52. Louisiana physician convicted of illegal opioid distribution
Adrian Talbot, MD, a physician in Slidell, La., was convicted of conspiring to distribute more than 1.8 million Schedule II controlled substances and defrauding healthcare programs of more than $5.4 million. ...24 July 2024 -
53. Feds charge physician-husband duo with tax evasion, $10M fraud
A physician and her husband were charged with fraud and tax evasion related to a scheme that defrauded healthcare benefits programs of more than $10 million. Claribel Tan, MD, a rheumatologist, and ...23 July 2024 -
54. 10 things to know about rise of Stark law violations
Physicians and other healthcare providers should keep a sharp eye on potential Stark law allegations amid increasing federal scrutiny, law firm Arnold & Porter wrote in an April blog post. Here are ...23 July 2024 -
55. 5 physician Medicare fraud cases in 1 month
Here are five cases of physicians facing allegations of Medicare fraud Becker's has reported on in the last month: 1. Muncie, Ind., physician William Hedrick, MD, was sentenced to five years for Medicaid ...23 July 2024 -
56. Indiana physician sentenced to 5 years for Medicaid fraud
A Muncie, Ind., physician has been sentenced to five years for Medicaid fraud, among other charges, Fox59 reported July 22. William Hedrick, MD, who was previously convicted of illegally prescribing ...23 July 2024 -
57. Ohio physician sentenced for $8M+ Medicare fraud scheme
Ankita Singh, MD, a physician in Maumee, Ohio, was sentenced to 26 months in prison for her role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. Dr. Singh participated in a durable medical equipment scheme by signing ...22 July 2024 -
58. Feds crack down on Stark law violations: 5 cases to know
... moves suggest "a likely uptick in Stark Law-based enforcement going forward," the report said. Here are five major Stark law moves to know from the last year: 1. In March, a Houston physician and his ...19 July 2024 -
59. 7 kickback lawsuits in 1 month
... and others, who recruited physicians to write prescriptions for the medications, including by creating investment opportunities. 2. Kingsley Chin, MD, reached a civil settlement with the U.S. Department ...17 July 2024 -
60. Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced for $3M fraud scheme involving ENT clinics
... commissioner from 1995 to 2011, conspired with a physician owner of an ENT practice chain to submit unnecessary claims to a Texas-based lab, the Justice Department said July 12. Jeffery Gallups, MD, ...16 July 2024