tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 32

Physician Notes: Dermatologist Faces 7 Years in Prison

Plus: Kmart to pay millions in False Claims Act fines. An Illinois dermatologist is heading behind bars for seven years after submitting $3.7 million in claims for pre-cancerous lesion destructions—when in actuality his patients didn’t suffer from pre-cancerous lesions. Some of the doctor’s claims involved the destruction of lesions that weren’t pre-cancerous, while other claims for this service actually occurred on dates of service when the doctor performed cosmetic procedures such as “lunchtime laser peels,” the Department of Justice said in an Aug. 28 statement. One former patient testified that she underwent...

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