OIG - Office of Inspector General
OIG - Office of Inspector General
29/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 30/07/2024 21:01
Eye Practice and Its Physician Owner Agree to Pay More Than $460,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Receiving Illegal Kickbacks
Eye Practice and Its Physician Owner Agree to Pay More Than $460,000 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Receiving Illegal Kickbacks
BOSTON - Burlington County Eye Physicians (BCEP), an ophthalmology practice with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and Dr. Gregory H. Scimeca, an ophthalmologist and the owner of BCEP, have agreed to pay $469,232 to resolve allegations that they submitted and caused the submission of false claims for payment for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler (TCD) tests to Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) Program in violation of the False Claims Act.
Action Details
- Date:July 29, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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