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Nurse Practitioner Convicted of $200 Million Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 09/25/2023 | 0

She never spoke to many patients for whom she signed prefilled orders for braces and genetic tests.

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Sleep Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty

By Maureen Patterson | 09/21/2023 | 0

Sleep studies were not actually performed on patients.

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Doctor Convicted in $9.5 Million Conspiracy

By Maureen Patterson | 09/18/2023 | 0

He ordered cancer genetic tests for patients he hadn’t met.

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Psychiatry Practice, Owner Settle Allegations

By Maureen Patterson | 09/18/2023 | 0

They allegedly improperly double counted time for services.

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Providers Charged in ‘Specialty’ Drug Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 09/07/2023 | 0

Prescriptions were allegedly written in the names of “patients” the defendants knew.

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Doctor Sentenced to Seven Years

By Maureen Patterson | 08/30/2023 | 0

He altered progress visit notes in patient medical records to justify higher billing rates.

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Feds Announce COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action

By Maureen Patterson | 08/29/2023 | 0

They also announced the launch of two additional COVID-19 fraud strike forces.

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Lab Owner Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

By Maureen Patterson | 08/23/2023 | 0

Beneficiaries were targeted with calls falsely stating that Medicare covered expensive cancer genetic tests.

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Pharmacy Owner, Technician Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 08/21/2023 | 0

Staff were trained to bill for drugs not authorized or dispensed.

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Man Pleads Guilty in DME Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 08/21/2023 | 0

Some of the equipment was allegedly billed for patients who had already died.

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