Family practitioner Cassandra Faye Thomas, MD, of Jackson, Miss., has been convicted of organizing a scheme that bilked $6.9 million in fraudulent Medicaid and Medicare claims, according to a Clarion-Ledger report.
Dr. Thomas, the former owner of now-closed Central Mississippi Physical Medicine in Yazoo City and Flora, billed Medicaid and Medicare for in-home therapy sessions from 2002 to 2004 and was paid approximately $6.9 million in reimbursements.
Dr. Thomas hired non-certified individuals to visit the homes of elderly patients and perform therapy in her absence, while Medicaid and Medicare regulations require a physician's presence and mandate only licensed individuals to provide therapy.
Read the Clarion-Ledger report on Dr. Cassandra Thomas.
Read about other physicians involved in fraud:
- 10 Physicians Accused or Convicted of Fraud
Dr. Thomas, the former owner of now-closed Central Mississippi Physical Medicine in Yazoo City and Flora, billed Medicaid and Medicare for in-home therapy sessions from 2002 to 2004 and was paid approximately $6.9 million in reimbursements.
Dr. Thomas hired non-certified individuals to visit the homes of elderly patients and perform therapy in her absence, while Medicaid and Medicare regulations require a physician's presence and mandate only licensed individuals to provide therapy.
Read the Clarion-Ledger report on Dr. Cassandra Thomas.
Read about other physicians involved in fraud:
- 10 Physicians Accused or Convicted of Fraud