He falsely certified medical necessity for DME or genetic tests for more than 2,000 patients.
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Scheme included sham employment relationships with patients’ family members.
Scheme included $77 million in COVID-19 and allergy testing.
Labs allegedly submitted unnecessary genetic cancer screening tests to Medicare.
Complaint says already-covered services directly charged to Medicare.
Patient signatures allegedly forged on consent forms.
Claims were for surgically implanted neurostimulators.
Accusations include making false statements in resident assessments.
Indictment says elderly patients were targeted and recruited for genetic material.
He received $12, and later $15, for each purported consultation that he performed.
A whistleblower, who is a physical therapist assistant, alleged they billed for services not provided.