A former Olathe, Kan., internist has been sentenced to three years in prison for filing fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid as well as illegal drug distribution, according to a Kansas City Star report.
Wayne W. Williamson admitted in July to billing Medicare and Medicaid for longer visits to government-subsidized, low-income apartment complexes than what actually occurred.
Additionally, Mr. Williamson pleaded guilty to selling prescription drugs, such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Xanax, in the apartment complex parking lots to customers who did not need the prescriptions, according to the report. He continued to write prescriptions even after his license to prescribe medications in Missouri was suspended in March 2008.
Mr. Williamson must also pay more than $2,700 in restitution in addition to his prison sentence.
Read the Kansas City Star report about Mr. Wayne Williamson's sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Los Angeles Physicians Charged for Roles in $5M Medicare Scam
- Kentucky Podiatrist Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud
- Plea agreement on the Horizon for New Jersey Vascular Surgeon Accused of Filing $8.5M in False Claims
Wayne W. Williamson admitted in July to billing Medicare and Medicaid for longer visits to government-subsidized, low-income apartment complexes than what actually occurred.
Additionally, Mr. Williamson pleaded guilty to selling prescription drugs, such as Oxycontin, Percocet and Xanax, in the apartment complex parking lots to customers who did not need the prescriptions, according to the report. He continued to write prescriptions even after his license to prescribe medications in Missouri was suspended in March 2008.
Mr. Williamson must also pay more than $2,700 in restitution in addition to his prison sentence.
Read the Kansas City Star report about Mr. Wayne Williamson's sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Los Angeles Physicians Charged for Roles in $5M Medicare Scam
- Kentucky Podiatrist Accused of 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud
- Plea agreement on the Horizon for New Jersey Vascular Surgeon Accused of Filing $8.5M in False Claims