A cardiologist who formerly treated patients at National Park Medical Center has agreed to settle allegations of falsely submitting claims to the Medicare Program for placing cardiac stents in patients where it was medically unnecessary, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee said Thursday in a news release.
Dr. Jeffrey G. Tauth, 60, agreed to pay $900,000 as part of the settlement and "will enter into an Integrity Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services," the release said.
In the release, U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis said one of the top priorities of his office is health care fraud.
"We will aggressively pursue all those who are involved in fraud against government programs," he said. "Whether it be a corporate entity or an individual provider, those who seek to exploit patients and federal health care programs for financial gain can expect to be the focus of our civil and criminal enforcement efforts.
"As Lifepoint has done here, we encourage those who may become aware of false claims to be proactive in ceasing and disclosing the conduct, particularly when there are allegations of unnecessary medical procedures."
According to the release, Tauth allegedly was involved in the submission of claims for cardiac stents he inserted into Medicare patients that were not medically necessary from September 2013 through August 2019.
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