Alan Silber, MD, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and ordered to pay $649,000 in restitution for his participation in a scheme to defraud the Medicare program, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Dr. Silber was convicted earlier this year for conspiring with others to submit nearly $1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for services, specifically injection and infusion therapy services, that were unnecessary or never provided.
Dr. Silber knowingly prescribed medications to patients he knew did not need them because he and the owners of the clinic he worked at believed Medicare would reimburse the medications at a high rate. Court documents and evidence also showed Medicare patients had no medical reason to come to the clinic but were recruited to come in exchange for cash kickbacks.
Read the DOJ news release about Dr. Alan Silber's sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- State Board Seeks to Revoke California Oncologist's License Following Guilty Plea to Fraud
- Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners Doles Out Penalties for Convicted Physicians
- Idaho Psychiatrist Accused of Bilking $30K From Medicaid
Dr. Silber was convicted earlier this year for conspiring with others to submit nearly $1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for services, specifically injection and infusion therapy services, that were unnecessary or never provided.
Dr. Silber knowingly prescribed medications to patients he knew did not need them because he and the owners of the clinic he worked at believed Medicare would reimburse the medications at a high rate. Court documents and evidence also showed Medicare patients had no medical reason to come to the clinic but were recruited to come in exchange for cash kickbacks.
Read the DOJ news release about Dr. Alan Silber's sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- State Board Seeks to Revoke California Oncologist's License Following Guilty Plea to Fraud
- Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners Doles Out Penalties for Convicted Physicians
- Idaho Psychiatrist Accused of Bilking $30K From Medicaid