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Chiropractor Indicted for $4,500 Blood Test Scam
A former chiropractor from Covington, Louisiana, has been charged with 34 counts of health care fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr.
David Lee Killen, 42, allegedly submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers for chiropractic adjustments, X-rays, and expensive allergy tests and back braces that he never provided.
The indictment also charges Killen with billing insurers for back braces at a rate of nearly $1,000 each, but actually providing a cheaper substitute to his patients that would not have been reimbursed at the same rate.
Killen is also accused of using the medical doctor’s insurance provider numbers in conjunction with his health care fraud scheme, allegedly billing the service as though it was provided by a medical doctor when an insurer would not reimburse certain services when provided by a chiropractor or licensed physical therapist.
According to the indictment, Killen offered incentives and breaks for patient co-payments to his patients if they would agree to have an expensive allergy blood test for which his cost was $600 but for which he was reimbursed nearly $4,500.
The indictment alleges that Killen even billed for a two-year-old to have the expensive test, although a cheaper pediatric version of the test was available.
If convicted, Killen faces a ten-year term of imprisonment for each of the health care fraud counts, along with two years of imprisonment for each of the aggravated identity theft counts. He is also subject to a fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Juliana A. Etland.
Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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