Dr. Robert Moreno, Cheryl Moreno, William “Bill” Collins, Accutrack Medical Claims Service, LLC, and El Paso Integrated Physicians Group, P.A. paid $2,929,162 to settle allegations that they defrauded the U.S. and the State of Texas through their Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs. On October 30, 2013, Sergio Garcia filed a qui tam action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging that Dr. Robert Moreno, Cheryl Moreno, William “Bill” Collins, Accutrack Medical Claims Service, LLC, and El Paso Integrated Physicians Group, P.A. double-billed and over-billed government payors for Remicade (Infiximab), an infusion drug sold in single-use vials. Relator alleged that the Group pooled Remicade from partially used vials and used it in other patients, resulting in double-billing for the split vial, and also that it billed for Remicade not used or that was diluted. The complaint further alleged that the Group billed for drugs illegally imported from Canada and other foreign countries.
