INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS
DA TE
ENTITY
FCA ALLEGATIONS
AMOUNT
A physician and his practice agreed to pay $375,000 to settle allegations that he billed Medicare for the surgical implantation of neurostimulator devices when the devices actually used were acupuncture devices that do not require surgery. 157 A vascular surgeon and his practice agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that he and his staff utilized improper techniques in performing and analyzing ultrasounds and used false ultrasound findings to conduct and bill for medically unnecessary and unreasonable services. The surgeon and the practice entered into a three-year IA with HHS- OIG as part of the resolution. 158
Dr. Kevin Cooper; Cooper Family Medical Center
12/13/2021
$375,000
Dr. David Bellamah; Bellamah Vein & Surgery, PLLC d/b/a Bellamah Vein Center
$3.746 million
12/15/2021
157 https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/physician-agrees-pay-375000-resolve-false-claims-act-allegations-p-stim-device-fraud. 158 https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/missoula-vascular-surgeon-settles-alleged-health-care-fraud-claims-37-million.
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