By George D. Rotsch, Contributing Journalist and Editor, Delaware LIVE
LEWES — A Lewes resident who led a Delaware medical practice is part of the federal government’s national health care fraud takedown, with prosecutors accusing Alpha Care Medical LLC of submitting nearly $2.8 million in false claims to government health programs.
The U.S. Department of Justice identified Alpha Care Medical, its principal, Nihar Gala, 38, of Lewes, and laboratory director Bo Wang, 52, of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, as the District of Delaware case in the national enforcement action.
The case is civil, not criminal. The federal government filed a False Claims Act complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging Alpha Care Medical submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to Medicare, the Delaware Medical Assistance Program, TRICARE and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
According to DOJ, the claims involved medically unnecessary urine drug tests and tests that were never performed. Federal officials said at least $2,799,150 in false claims were submitted and about $1,085,357 was paid.
The allegations cover conduct from July 2021 through June 2026.
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