Houston Doctor Arrested in $20M Medicare Fraud Case
A Houston family doctor has been arrested and indicted in connection with a Medicare fraud scheme worth more than $20 million, the FBI said.
The doctor was taken into custody by FBI Houston. Prosecutors say the case involves fraudulent Medicare claims, including claims tied to COVID-19 services.
The Houston Chronicle reported that the doctor is accused of filing 9,000 visit claims in a single day. The paper put the alleged fraud at $30 million.
Federal agents say health care fraud of this scale drains public funds meant for patients. Medicare fraud cases often involve billing for services that were never given.
The indictment marks one of the larger recent health care fraud cases in Texas. If convicted, the doctor faces years in federal prison. The case is now before a federal court in Houston.
FOX 26 Houston reported the charges centre on fraudulent COVID-19-related Medicare claims. The FBI’s Houston office led the arrest operation. Health care fraud remains one of the most prosecuted federal crimes in Texas. Prosecutors will now take the indicted case to trial. A conviction could bring a lengthy federal prison sentence and heavy fines for the doctor.
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