11/01/2022
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today announced a $532,830.33 Connecticut False Claims Act settlement with Psychiatric Care Consultants LLC and its owner, Dr. Kishorchandra Gonsai, resolving allegations that the New Haven-based psychiatrist overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for psychotherapy.
Following a fraud referral from the Department of Social Services, an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General found that between June 1, 2017 and March 31, 2022 Psychiatric Care Consultants (PCC) repeatedly billed the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP) for either 45-minute or 30-minute psychotherapy sessions that were not provided for the length of time claimed. PCC billed the CMAP for 45-minute sessions when the amount of psychotherapy provided was 30 minutes or less. PCC also billed the CMAP for 30-minute sessions when the amount of psychotherapy provided was 15 minutes or less.
“Dr. Gonsai and PCC overbilled the state’s Medicaid program over a span of nearly five years for therapy services that were not provided at the level he claimed. Our settlement forces Dr. Gonsai to return over half a million dollars to the state’s Medicaid program and sends a strong message that the Office of the Attorney General will not tolerate abuse of taxpayer dollars,” said Attorney General Tong.
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