Manishkumar Patel, a 44-year-old resident of Pelham Manor, New York, has been charged with participating in a health care fraud and kickback scheme that involved the sale of fraudulent prescriptions.
According to the indictment, between 2019 and 2022, Patel and a co-conspirator fraudulently sold prescriptions and doctors’ orders for durable medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and laboratory tests to Medicare Providers.
Patel obtained the scripts from call centers that called Medicare beneficiaries and asked them perfunctory questions designed to justify a script that would be reimbursed by Medicare.
Patel is charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, and violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Patel’s charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for health care fraud and wire fraud, and a maximum sentence of five years in prison for conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Patel was arrested this morning in Pelham Manor, New York, and was presented this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Gary Stein. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Schofield.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York praised the outstanding work of HHS-OIG in uncovering the scheme.
The case is being prosecuted by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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