A Stratford doctor was sentenced Thursday to serve four years in prison for health care fraud
Ananthakumar Thillainathan, a doctor and the owner and president of MDCareNow LLC, received almost $840,000 from the state Medicaid program for psychotherapy services, which he knew patients didn't receive from his employees. He also paid a third-party company to recruit more than 1,000 Medicaid patients, which was in violation of his state provider agreement, and received more than $1 million from Medicaid for services provided to those patients, U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery said in a news release.
Last November, Thillainathan pleaded guilty to health care fraud and kickbacks involving federal health care programs.
In Bridgeport federal court Thursday, U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill ordered Thillainathan to serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence. He was also ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution, $500,000 of which is due within 60 days, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
Thillainathan, who is a citizen of Sri Lanka and a lawful, permanent citizen of the United States, faces immigration proceedings when he completes his prison term, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
While he was released on bond and awaiting sentencing, he surrendered his state Controlled Substance Certificate of Registration. However, despite not holding a valid license, Thillainathan continued to write prescriptions, the U.S. Attorney's office said....
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