Family Physician Pays $285,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Billing Services at Inflated Rate
Family physician Dr. Chang-Wen Chen and his practice Chang-Wen Chen, M.D., P.C. paid $285,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by improperly charging government healthcare programs…
Read More »Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor Pays $39K to Settle False Claims Allegations
Channa Sontag, LPC, and her business, Children’s Behavioral Therapy LLC, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and will pay more than $39,000 to…
Read More »OH Pain Clinic and Owner Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Procedures
Comprehensive Pain Management Institute and its owner, Leon Margolin, M.D., have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly billed Medicare for…
Read More »Florida Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Re-Sell Diverted Pharmaceuticals
Eliseo Martinez, age 48, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on January 23, 2020 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of medical products, conspiracy to commit wire…
Read More »Georgia Optician Sentenced in Identity Theft Case
John Anthony Marsh, age 56, a resident of Lawrenceville, Georgia was sentenced on January 22, 2020 to three years’ probation, with a condition that the first 45 days be served…
Read More »San Diego’s Arch Health Pays $2.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Arch Health Partners, Inc. (“Arch Health”) has agreed to pay the United States $2,910,370 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare….
Read More »Police Arrest Alabama Woman Accused of Financially Exploiting Four Nursing Home Residents
Jaylon Ametrius George, 19, was arrested in Magnolia Springs after being accused of financially exploiting four elderly people.
Read More »Patient Services Inc. Agrees to Pay $3 Million for Allegedly Serving as a Conduit for Pharmaceutical Companies to Illegally Pay Patient Copayments
Patient Services Inc. (PSI), a foundation based in Midlothian, Virginia, has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by acting as a…
Read More »Dr. Rajendra Bhayani to Pay over $1.1 Million to Resolve Kickback and Fraudulent Billing Allegations
Dr. Rajendra Bhayani, an otolaryngologist, has agreed to pay the United States $1,109,000 to resolve civil allegations that he and his practice — New York Otolaryngology & Aesthetic Surgery, P.C….
Read More »Texas Ambulance Operator Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud
A 57-year-old Longview, Texas man has been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown. Joseph Valdie Kimble pleaded guilty on Sep….
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