February 2024 Bad Actor Roundup By Verisys

Each month we will give a roundup of recent healthcare fraudsters and compliance busters. Here is a round up of bad actors:

Physician Fraud

• Tallahassee Physician Agrees To Pay $60,000 To Settle Allegations That She Violated The Controlled Substances Act Full Story
• Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Accept Kickbacks in Connection with Fraudulent Telemarketing Scheme Victimizing Medicare and TRICARE Patients in Eastern Washington Full Story
• Pike County Physician Sentenced to 22 Years’ Imprisonment for Drug Distributions Full Story
• St. Peters Physician Pleads Guilty to False Statements, Resulting in $1.4 Million Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Full Story

Pharmacist Fraud

• Pharmacy Owner and Operations Manager Convicted of $2.3M Ohio Medicaid Fraud Full Story

Entity Fraud

• Oklahoma Pharmacy Pays $140,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims Stemming from Allegations of Recordkeeping Violations Full Story
• Florida Business Owners Sentenced in Durable Medical Equipment Bribery Scheme Full Story
• Kroger, Harris Teeter Pharmacies in Charlottesville to Pay U.S. $1.3 Million Full Story

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