Michael DePalma, MD and Virginia I-Spine Physicians Agreed to Pay $153,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services that[...]

Michael DePalma, MD and Virginia I-Spine Physicians Agreed to Pay $153,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services that Exceeded the Allowable Number of Services

On October 31, 2024, Michael DePalma, M.D. and Virginia I-Spine Physicians, PC (collectively, "VISP"), Richmond, Virginia, entered into a $153,449.88 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that VISP submitted claims to Medicare for epidural steroid injections that exceeded the allowable number of epidural steroid injections in 6 and 12-month periods. OIG's Office of Audit Services and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, represented by Senior Counsel Gregory Becker with the assistance of Program Analyst Mariel Filtz, collaborated to achieve this resolution.

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