Dr. Eric Beck, 63, of Huntsville, Alabama, has been charged for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud. Beck operated Valley Center for Nerve Studies and Rehabilitation in Huntsville. According to the information, Beck conspired with the owner of QBR, a Huntsville-based testing company, to bill insurers millions of dollars for electro-diagnostic testing that its technicians performed, regardless of whether there was a medical need for them. Beck billed insurers for tests using his National Provider Identifier (NPI) number, even where he did not conduct the tests, supervise the tests, interpret the test results, or have anything to do with the tests beyond allowing his NPI number to be used for billing purposes. In a plea agreement, Dr. Beck agreed to plead guilty to the information. According to the plea agreement, the defendant caused health insurance programs to be billed over $28 million for medically unnecessary electro-diagnostic testing QBR performed. Dr. Beck has fully cooperated with the investigative team during its investigation.
