Miami-area physician Rene De Los Rios, MD, has been convicted for his role in a $23 million HIV injection and infusion Medicare fraud scheme, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
Dr. De Los Rios was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of submission of false claims to the Medicare program.
Dr. De Los Rios practiced at Metro Med, which operated as an HIV infusion clinic for HIV-positive Medicare beneficiaries. From approximately April 2003 through Oct. 2005, Metro Med submitted nearly $23 million in claims to the Medicare program for injection and infusion treatments for Medicare beneficiaries that were not medically necessary and were not provided.
Read the DOJ release on Dr. Rene De Los Rios.
Read about other physicians involved in fraud:
- 10 Physicians Accused or Convicted of Fraud
Dr. De Los Rios was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and four counts of submission of false claims to the Medicare program.
Dr. De Los Rios practiced at Metro Med, which operated as an HIV infusion clinic for HIV-positive Medicare beneficiaries. From approximately April 2003 through Oct. 2005, Metro Med submitted nearly $23 million in claims to the Medicare program for injection and infusion treatments for Medicare beneficiaries that were not medically necessary and were not provided.
Read the DOJ release on Dr. Rene De Los Rios.
Read about other physicians involved in fraud:
- 10 Physicians Accused or Convicted of Fraud