CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Two companies that operated a Clarksville-based pain management clinic and two of their managers have agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act.
According to a Department of Justice press release, the allegations stems from false claims to Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for medically unnecessary diagnostic testing, announced United States Attorney Braden H. Boucek for the Middle District of Tennessee.
“The settlement resolves allegations against Clarksville Pain Institute, LLC; Pain Institute of Nashville, PLC; Michael Cox; and Debbie Cox,” said the DOJ release. “According to a complaint filed by the United States on September 11, 2024, the defendants allegedly submitted, or caused to be submitted, false claims to Medicare and the VA for medically unnecessary urine drug testing, allergy testing, and psychological testing between April 2014 and May 2024.”
The release said Clarksville Pain Institute operated a pain management clinic with its primary location in Montgomery County, and additional locations in White House and Springfield, Tennessee. In 2018, the clinic merged with Pain Institute of Nashville. Michael Cox and Debbie Cox held various management positions with both entities, and Debbie Cox held an ownership interest in both, said the release.
“Federal health care programs exist to provide necessary medical care, not to generate payments for unnecessary...
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Two companies that operated a Clarksville-based pain management clinic and two of their managers have agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that the...