A psychiatrist from Del Rio, Texas, has been sentenced to five years probation for conspiring with two others to file false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to a Del Rio News-Herald report.
The government filed a lawsuit against Rafael Solis, MD, and two other individuals — Sylvia Delgado and Robert Rael — alleging the three had conspired together in a scheme that operated out of Synergy Counseling. The three individuals were accused of billing Medicare and Medicaid between Jan. 2002 and Sept. 2005 for psychotherapy services that were never rendered. Payments to the conspirators amounted to more than $1.4 million, which was split mostly between Ms. Delgado and Mr. Rael.
Additionally, Dr. Solis lied on applications for government medical billing privileges about being under investigation.
Read the Del Rio News-Herald report about Dr. Rafael Solis' sentence.
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The government filed a lawsuit against Rafael Solis, MD, and two other individuals — Sylvia Delgado and Robert Rael — alleging the three had conspired together in a scheme that operated out of Synergy Counseling. The three individuals were accused of billing Medicare and Medicaid between Jan. 2002 and Sept. 2005 for psychotherapy services that were never rendered. Payments to the conspirators amounted to more than $1.4 million, which was split mostly between Ms. Delgado and Mr. Rael.
Additionally, Dr. Solis lied on applications for government medical billing privileges about being under investigation.
Read the Del Rio News-Herald report about Dr. Rafael Solis' sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
- Prosecutors Seeks Life Sentence for Kansas Family Practitioner, Wife for Healthcare Fraud, False Prescriptions, Other Allegations
- Physician Fugitive Arrested After Returning to Oregon From Overseas, Allegedly Improperly Prescribed Medication and Other Charges
- Illinois Pediatrician Gets 3 Years Probation for Falsely Billing Health Insurance Companies for Free Vaccines Provided by CDC