Jul. 18—Dr. John Chung, a dermatologist who operates clinics across North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee including in Dalton, and his practice have agreed to pay the federal government more than $6 million to settle fraud claims, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In a press release, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee said Chung and "his practice Skin Cancer & Cosmetic Dermatology Center P.C. (SCCDC), which operates 13 dermatology clinics in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia, have agreed to pay $6.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false claims to federal healthcare programs for Mohs Micrographic Surgeries and other dermatological procedures."
"The claims settled by this agreement are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability," the press release said.
"This settlement resolves allegations that Dr. Chung and SCCDC knowingly submitted false claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid and other government payors for Mohs procedures that were billed as if both the surgery and pathology portions of the procedures were performed by Dr. Chung, when in fact at least one portion was often performed by other individuals," the press release said.
"The settlement further resolves allegations that SCCDC regularly billed Medicare for multiple procedures, performed on the same patient on the same day, in a manner that improperly circumvented...
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