A Texas neurosurgeon has been fined over $2 million for submitting false Medicare claims, falsely billing non-invasive procedures as invasive surgeries. The fraudulent actions, carried out at his clinic, aimed to enrich himself at the expense of federal healthcare programs.
A neurosurgeon of Indian origin, based in Sugar Land, Texas, has been fined over $2 million for Medicare fraud related to false claims that he performed invasive surgeries when, in fact, he conducted non-invasive procedures using electro-acupuncture devices.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The attorney emphasized that neurosurgeons are among the highest-paid specialists in the United States, and alleged that Rajesh Bindal submitted these fraudulent claims to personally benefit.
Bindal, who operated his practice under the Texas Spine & Neurosurgery Center PA, is accused of submitting bills to Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) for the surgical implantation of neurostimulator electrodes between March 16, 2021, and April 22, 2022. These invasive procedures, typically performed in operating rooms, are reimbursed by Medicare and FEHBP at rates in the thousands of dollars per surgery.
However, the allegations state that neither Bindal nor his staff actually performed these surgeries. Instead, patients were reportedly given electro-acupuncture devices...
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