From false Medicare claims to improper and reckless medical billing, here are 14 major False Claims Act settlements in 2022 and the first week of 2023.
1. In April, a physician paid $40,800 to resolve allegations that he accepted consultation fees for ordering medical equipment and creams for patients he was not a care provider for.
2. In April, two Tampa-based physicians paid $24.5 million for allegedly billing federal healthcare for unnecessary medical tests and services.
3. In April, a Michigan-based physician paid $775,000 to resolve allegations that he performed medically unnecessary surgeries and submitted false claims.
4. In April, a New York city surgeon and two urgent care facilities paid $564,217 to settle allegations they submitted false medical claims for patients who had only come in for COVID-19 tests.
5. In May, an Oklahoma hospital paid $1.2 million for submitting intensive cardiac surgery claims to Medicare without physician's completed plans and signatures.
6. In June, a New York physician paid $602,662.61 to resolve allegations that he billed CMS for procedures he did not perform.
7. In August, a New York-based neurology practice paid $850,000 for improper and reckless billing.
8. In August, a Maryland anesthesiologist and pain management practice paid $980,000 to resolve allegations of submitting medically unnecessary urine tests.
9. In September, an ophthalmologist and ophthalmology practice paid $907,075 to resolve allegations of submitting false...
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