US Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced that Theresa A. Kordish, DO has admitted in a plea agreement to costing Medicare over $794,000, by using a telehealth application to improperly approve orders for medical braces and genetic testing. The charges filed in this case are part of the US Justice Department’s 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action. Dr. Kordish signed and certified that each order was medically indicated and necessary for a particular Medicare beneficiary. In reality, Dr. Kordish clicked to approve orders in a matter of seconds, without conducting any meaningful review. On June 18, 2024, Kordish was charged by Felony Information with making a false statement in a matter involving the Medicare program. Kordish will be arraigned on the charge and a plea hearing will be held in July 2024.
