Beneficiaries were pressured to try expensive medications, regardless of need.
Advertisements must specify which plans they want older adults to join.
Feds allege that the doctor often put improper pressure on patients.
Criminal charges brought against 18 defendants in nine federal districts.
Many fraudulent orders contained falsified provider electronic signatures.
They collectively billed Medicare over $31 million.
He told employees to create “ghost notes” for patient files to make fraudulent claims appear legitimate.
He created a website in which DME companies and others uploaded patient information.
Many patients, alive and thriving years later, never knew they were on hospice.
He allegedly billed Medicare for fraudulent prescriptions in the names of real patients.
Trafficked information included beneficiary names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security and Medicare numbers.
He admitted to fraudulently submitting claims for in-person services and waiving copayments.