Houston Doctor, Company to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

A Houston doctor and his diagnostic facilities have resolved False Claims Act allegations in connection to the submission of multiple claims to Medicare and Medicaid, according to the Justice Department Friday.

From 2014 to 2017, Mohammad Athari and United Neurology PA, allegedly falsely billed Medicare Part B for services that weren’t medically necessary, the government said.

Athari also allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare by billing for diagnostic imaging procedures, through the referral of his neurology patients to diagnostic centers he owns, the DOJ said.

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