Cardiologist convicted on 51 counts of fraud
Compliance Monitor, January 7, 2009
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Compliance Monitor!
On December 30, 2008, a federal jury convicted Dr. Mehmood Patel, of Lafayette, LA, on 51 counts of healthcare fraud, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release.
During the period covered by the indictment, 1999-2003, Dr. Patel billed Medicare and private insurance companies more than $3 million and received more than $500,000. During that period Patel was the number one biller in cardiology services in Louisiana.
Patel faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine not more than $250,000.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Compliance Monitor!
Comments
0 comments on “Cardiologist convicted on 51 counts of fraud ”
Related Products
-
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance
Learn Life Safety Code tips and interpretations for healthcare facilities with this in-depth monthly resource.
-
Strategies for Health Care Compliance
News and real-life examples to increase the effectiveness of your compliance program. Strategies for Health Care Compliance...
-
Medicare Compliance Forum: Orlando, FL
Attend the 2012 Medicare Compliance Forum to reduce your organization’s risk and exposure from government auditors...
-
Outpatient, Observation, or Inpatient?
Attend the half-day seminar, Outpatient, Observation or Inpatient? Walking the Tightrope of Regulatory Guidance, September...
-
OPPS and IPPS Reimbursement Fundamentals
Attend OPPS and IPPS Reimbursement Fundamentals, a half-day seminar on September 30 in Orlando. You'll learn to understand...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Identify potential Medicaid RAC target areas
- Capturing all necessary codes for IUD insertion and removal can be challenging
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- Q/A: Coding infusions to correct low potassium levels
- E-mailed
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- CMS has reformulated payments for some bilateral procedures
- Oxygen Cylinder Storage Requirements
- Q&A: Follow CMS' coding guidelines when using modifier -25
- Understand the spine to code back procedures correctly
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- New conflicts of interest create new challenges
- Searched