Dr. Dominick Piacente, a New York family physician, has agreed to pay the United States $150,000 to resolve civil allegations that he paid kickbacks and caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare in connection with care that he purportedly provided to residents of adult homes. Adult homes are privately-owned residential facilities licensed by the State of New York to provide long-term care and supervision to adults with disabilities or mental illnesses. An investigation by the FBI revealed that from October 2015 through April 2016, Dr. Piacente paid medical management companies in adult homes to induce the companies to allow him to receive payment from Medicare for services that he did not actually provide to residents. The settlement resolves potential claims that Piacente’s alleged conduct violated the False Claims Act.
