Gregory Stynowick, MD and his pain management practice, Pain Management Medical Center LLC, of Florissant, Missouri, and Chad Shelton, MD, Michael Boedefeld, MD, and their pain management practice, Pro Pain LLC, of St. Louis, have agreed to pay a total of $653,796 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in return for referring patients for laboratory testing. The parties also have agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department’s investigations of, and litigation against, other participants in the alleged schemes. The settlements resolve allegations that Drs. Stynowick, Shelton and Boedefeld, and their medical practices received kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in return for making referrals to laboratories in Texas, California, and Florida.
