Becker's Healthcare January 22, 2025
Becker’s has reported on five cases of physician fraud since Jan. 1:
1. David Young, MD, a physician based in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26.6 million in restitution for his involvement in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme. Dr. Young submitted fraudulent claims and prescriptions for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests for more than 13,000 purported patients that he never examined nor consulted.
2. Tajul Chowdhury, MD, a physician in Edinburg, Texas, and his son pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for referring prescriptions to local pharmacies. Dr. Chowdhury owned and operated a medical practice in Edinburg, and his son worked as a purported marketer for a...
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