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R.I. Doc’s $1.2M Scam Exposed
A former Rhode Island physician has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle allegations of fraudulent billings to Medicare and Medicaid, federal and state officials announced today.
Dr. Hafeez Kahn, who operated practices in Smithfield and East Providence, will make a payment of $500,000 within 10 days and annual payments of $175,000 plus interest for the next five years.
The settlement, reached between Kahn and the government, stems from allegations that between August 2006 and December 2010, he and two corporations he owned, U.S. Care Inc. and U.S. Care Pain Clinic LLC, overbilled the health care programs for services provided to some patients and falsely submitted claims for services never performed.
According to the agreement, Kahn must begin making annual payments of $175,000 plus interest on September 1, 2014.
The investigation, led by the United States Attorney’s Office, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Rogers and R.I. Assistant Attorney General James F. Dube.
The case highlights the ongoing efforts of federal and state officials to combat healthcare fraud and protect the integrity of government programs.
Contact: 401-709-5357 or USARI.Media@usdoj.gov
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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