PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia psychiatrist and his wife have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false billing to the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Worker's Compensation for fraudulent psychiatric services.
Harry Doyle and his spouse, Donya Doyle, of Philadelphia, agreed to the settlement in federal court this week in what the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says is the largest recovery against a single psychiatrist in the history of the Office of Worker's Compensation.
As part of the settlement, the Doyle's also agreed to be voluntarily excluded from federal healthcare programs for a 25-year period.
According to federal prosecutors, in addition to submitting the false billing for services, the couple also "upcoded" and double-billed patients at their psychiatric practice.
The Doyle's had been charged with violating the federal False Claims Act.
According to the federal government, Harry Doyle was a psychiatrist to whom an attorney referred patients receiving federal workers' compensation benefits, many of whom were receiving workers' compensation because of a physical injury and who were later approved for mental health services tied to their physical injuries.
Sonya Doyle worked as her husband's office assistant. She was sole employee of the practice.
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