A Florida man who supplied Medicare patient information to his co-conspirators to ultimately bill Medicare for durable medical equipment claims has been charged for his alleged participation in a kickback and telemedicine fraud scheme. Daniel Craig Hallam, a/k/a Daniel Craig, 41, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., is accused of conspiring to pay kickbacks for “leads,” or patient identifications and insurance information, of persons who may need durable medical equipment. According to court filings, Craig then received a percentage of the profit from a durable medical equipment company — which billed Medicare for the durable medical equipment — in exchange for supplying leads. The financial total for orders facilitated through this scheme is alleged to be more than $6 million. Medicare beneficiaries whose patient data was brokered were located in the Southern District of Georgia and elsewhere.
