Nehaj Rizvi, Health Care Fraud, Texas 2023
Nehaj Rizvi, a 29-year-old physician from Carrollton, Texas, was arrested on June 10, 2023, in connection with a $2.5 million health care fraud scheme.
According to documents filed in the case, Life Spring Housecall Physicians, Inc., generated hundreds of fraudulent home health orders and certifications for multiple home health agencies in the DFW area.
Rizvi, who operates Life Spring and is owned by her husband, Mohsin Raza, used a physician's signature stamp to sign home health orders and certifications for patients that the physician had never seen and who were not qualified for home health care.
More than 100 home health agencies obtained physician orders and certifications from Life Spring, which enabled the agencies to claim their patients were homebound and gave the appearance that their services were justified.
Lifelong health care fraud continues to plague the DFW area, and this office will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute anyone trying to defraud Medicare and other public healthcare programs.
Rizvi faces a maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for the health care fraud offense charged against her.
The investigation is being conducted by Special Agents with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Brasher is in charge of the prosecution.
Today's enforcement actions involve 601 charged defendants across 58 federal districts, including 165 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in healthcare fraud schemes involving approximately $2 billion in false billings to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and private insurance companies.
Nehaj Rizvi, 29, from Carrollton, Texas, is currently in custody and expected to appear in federal court for a preliminary hearing within the next 30 days.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Healthcare Fraud
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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