Robert David, MD, an internist from Fairfield, Iowa, has voluntarily relinquished his medical license following his guilty plea to Medicaid fraud, according to an Iowa Independent news report.
In Sept. 2004, Dr. David was arrested and accused of engaging in Medicaid fraud in Miami-Dade County, Fla., by allowing an HIV/AIDS treatment center to illicitly use his Medicaid provider number. From 1999-2001, the Florida treatment center purportedly employed Dr. David as a physician to provide medical treatment to HIV and Hepatitis-C patients. However, Dr. David was, in fact, in Iowa or other locations while patients received treatment.
Dr. David apparently had a physician's assistant initial and document patient records with a rubber stamp with his name when he was away from the treatment center. The patient records were used to order expensive injections and infusions that were never rendered to the treatment center's patients. In total, the fraud scheme bilked a total of $4.7 million from the federal Medicaid program, according to the report.
Three others — two co-owners of the treatment center and a nurse — were also arrested for their roles in the scheme. Dr. David pleaded guilty last February and, as a result, was placed on probation for four years and must pay $100,000 in restitution along with $45,000 in court fees.
Read the news report about Dr. Robert David's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- New York Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
- Missouri Internist Sentenced for Making False Statements About His Billing Practices
- Nevada Anesthesiologist to Pay $1.25M to Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations
In Sept. 2004, Dr. David was arrested and accused of engaging in Medicaid fraud in Miami-Dade County, Fla., by allowing an HIV/AIDS treatment center to illicitly use his Medicaid provider number. From 1999-2001, the Florida treatment center purportedly employed Dr. David as a physician to provide medical treatment to HIV and Hepatitis-C patients. However, Dr. David was, in fact, in Iowa or other locations while patients received treatment.
Dr. David apparently had a physician's assistant initial and document patient records with a rubber stamp with his name when he was away from the treatment center. The patient records were used to order expensive injections and infusions that were never rendered to the treatment center's patients. In total, the fraud scheme bilked a total of $4.7 million from the federal Medicaid program, according to the report.
Three others — two co-owners of the treatment center and a nurse — were also arrested for their roles in the scheme. Dr. David pleaded guilty last February and, as a result, was placed on probation for four years and must pay $100,000 in restitution along with $45,000 in court fees.
Read the news report about Dr. Robert David's guilty plea.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- New York Podiatrist Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
- Missouri Internist Sentenced for Making False Statements About His Billing Practices
- Nevada Anesthesiologist to Pay $1.25M to Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations