CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Two companies tied to a Clarksville pain clinic and two of its managers have agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve federal allegations that they billed Medicare and the Department of Veterans Affairs for medically unnecessary testing.
The settlement resolves allegations involving urine drug tests, allergy tests and psychological tests billed between April 2014 and May 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee.
The companies named in the settlement are Clarksville Pain Institute LLC and Pain Institute of Nashville PLC. The managers are Michael Cox and Debbie Cox.
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The federal government filed its complaint in September 2024, alleging the defendants submitted or caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and the VA. The settlement also resolves a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Krista Nicholson, a former employee, under the False Claims Act.
Nicholson will receive $285,000 from the settlement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The defendants will collectively pay $1.5 million to the United States.
Clarksville Pain Institute operated a clinic primarily in Clarksville, with additional locations in White House and Springfield. It merged with Pain Institute of Nashville in 2018, according to the government.
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