Indian American Doctor indicted in Health Insurance Claims
Washington sources reported that an Indian-American doctor has been indicted in Illinois for pocketing nearly $1 million in fraudulent health insurance claims through his medical practice. Meanwhile an officials said Dr Pranav Patel, 51, of Chicago suburb Burr Ridge allegedly submitted false insurance claims for medical tests that were never performed and used some of his patients’ names without their knowledge to submit such claims while he owned the Palos Medical Care practice, according to the Northern District of Illinois’ US Attorney’s Office.
Meanwhile when starting in 2008 and continuing until June 2013, Patel fraudulently obtained at least $950,000 in payments from Medicare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.
Further according to a Chicago Tribune report, Patel was charged with
seven counts of healthcare fraud, three counts of making false statements in
relation to a healthcare matter, and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
Moreover during one occasion, Patel fabricated a seven-page medical record
indicating that a patient had come to the office for a follow-up visit and
examination, when the patient had actually come to re-fill a prescription, and
is scheduled to be arraigned on May 15.