Former Merrillville, Ind., otolaryngologist Mark Weinberger, MD, has admitted to filing more than $200,000 in false claims to health insurance companies for procedures that were never rendered, according to a Post-Tribune news report.
In the plea agreement, Dr. Weinberger could be sentenced to four years in prison if a U.S. district judge accepts it. If the judge does not accept the plea agreement, Dr. Weinberger has the option of reverting to his original plea of not guilty, according to the report.
Dr. Weinberger's sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 21.
Read the Post-Tribune news report about Dr. Mark Weinberger's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Vermont Oral Surgeon Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud Pleads Not Guilty
- Final Rule Proposed for Prescribing Controlled Substances in Florida Pain Clinics
- Florida Physician and Nurse's Sentences for Medicare Fraud Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
In the plea agreement, Dr. Weinberger could be sentenced to four years in prison if a U.S. district judge accepts it. If the judge does not accept the plea agreement, Dr. Weinberger has the option of reverting to his original plea of not guilty, according to the report.
Dr. Weinberger's sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 21.
Read the Post-Tribune news report about Dr. Mark Weinberger's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Vermont Oral Surgeon Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud Pleads Not Guilty
- Final Rule Proposed for Prescribing Controlled Substances in Florida Pain Clinics
- Florida Physician and Nurse's Sentences for Medicare Fraud Upheld by Federal Appeals Court