A Connecticut doctor and his practices have agreed to pay more than $860,000 to resolve allegations that they billed Medicare and Medicaid for blood tests that were never performed.
The civil settlement was announced Friday by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Connecticut and the Office of Connecticut Attorney General William Tong.
The agreement resolved fraud allegations involving Dr. Steven Murphy and his practices Murphy Medical Associates, LLC. and Diagnostic and Medical Specialists of Greenwich, LLC., in Stamford, officials said. The agreement calls for them to pay $866,539 to cover a time period from September 2019 through April 2022.
Murphy and his practices also agreed to be excluded from all federal health care programs for three years.
“Medical overbilling erodes public trust, wastes vital public resources, and is against the law,” Tong said in a statement. “My office stands ready with our federal and state partners to take action against anyone who abuses the system.”
According to officials, authorities allege Murphy and his practices submitted false and fraudulent claims to the Health Resources Services Administration for reimbursements for “uninsured” patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials also allege Murphy submitted false claims to Medicaid and Medicare for blood testing “panels” allegedly performed by Murphy’s in-house lab.
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