OIG Exclusion
Addiction Center Fraud — Improper Prescribing and DEA Violations
3 convicted in $8M addiction treatment fraud scheme –…. Creativity rules the day here!. Court documents and trial evidence show that Dr. José Alzadon, Michael Bregenzer, and Barbie Vanhoose, orchestrated their health care fraud scheme through Kentucky Addiction Centers (KAC), which operated in multiple locations. Alzadon, KAC’s medical director, improperly prescribed Suboxone as set forth…
Read MoreDO NOT CALL IN A PRESCRIPTION IF YOU ARE NOT A PHYSICIAN
Samrat Mukherjee, a paramedic, admitted to posing as a physician and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and residency match letter. He then called in prescriptions to pharmacies for himself and others. Using the identities of two physicians, for their licensing numbers, he claimed to have the authority to write prescriptions. He caused the…
Read MoreAct 53 of 2020…. Time for Reinstatement
We all know that a felony Drug Act conviction requires the healthcare boards in Pennsylvania to suspend a license for 10 years. https://phila-criminal-lawyer.com/drug-act-issues/felony-drug-convictions/ However, in 2020, a new law came into effect. Act 53 of 2020 provides that “the addition of [Section 3113] … shall apply to official acts and matters, including disciplinary matters, related…
Read MorePrivacy Issues for Small Pharmacies and Medical Practices
In Florida, and all over the country, public entities are filing nuisance law suits over opiates, corresponding responsibility violations of doctors and pharmacists, seeking to recover the costs to the community. Small business are swept up in sweeping civil nuisance law suits by local governments. I represent one pharmacy subpoenaed to produce 10 years of…
Read MoreOIG Exclusion and Operation Nitengale
I represent 30 nurses facing licensing discipline due to attending one the South Florida fake nursing schools operated by Johanna Napoleon, Gail Russ, and John Pierre. While I am fighting the disciplinary cases, I am also fighting the OIG exclusions. A potential Department of Health, OIG exclusion first starts when the client receives a Notice…
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