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Missouri Doctor Agrees to Pay Over $125,000 to Settle Kickback Allegations
Imran Chishti, M.D., a physician from Chesterfield, Missouri, and his medical practice, C Care LLC, have agreed to pay $125,504 to settle False Claims Act allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in return for referring patients for laboratory testing.
The allegations state that from July 2016 to August 2018, C Care allegedly received thousands of dollars in payments from a purported management service organization (MSO) named Infinity Nine Health Group MSO LLC (Infinity) in return for Dr. Chishti ordering laboratory tests from American Institute of Toxicology Inc. doing business as HealthTrackRx, a clinical laboratory in Denton, Texas, and InHealth Diagnostic LLC doing business as RealLab (InHealth), a clinical laboratory in Dallas. Additionally, from August 2018 to July 2020, C Care allegedly received thousands of dollars in payments from a purported MSO named Alari Group LLC (Alari) in return for Dr. Chishti ordering laboratory tests from Genesis Reference Laboratories LLC (Genesis), a clinical laboratory in Orlando, Florida, and RDx Bioscience Inc. (RDx), a clinical laboratory in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Dr. Chishti and C Care agreed to cooperate with the government’s investigations of, and litigation against, other participants in the alleged schemes. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded health care programs.
U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger for the District of New Jersey stated, “Kickbacks can undermine the integrity of our health care system. Patients should be able to count on their doctors ordering tests and recommending treatment based on what is best for them, and not because they are receiving payments on the side. We will continue to pursue anyone responsible for unlawful actions that can put at risk the medical treatment of patients.”
Other defendants involved in the alleged kickback scheme include Shamim Justin Badiyan, M.D., of Frisco, Texas, and his medical practice, Psych Care Consultants LLC, of St. Louis, Missouri. Badiyan and Psych Care Consultants agreed to pay $182,676 and $217,430, respectively, to resolve the allegations.
In total, the groups agreed to pay $525,610 to resolve the allegations. The payments are part of a larger effort to combat healthcare fraud and ensure that medical providers make decisions based on the best interests of their patients, not financial gain.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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