Dermatologist Agrees To Pay $2.5M To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Mealey's (March 12, 2018, 9:52 AM EDT) -- FORT PIERCE, Fla.— A federal judge in Florida on March 7 dismissed a lawsuit accusing a dermatologist of violating the False Claims Act when billing Medicare and TRICARE, which provides health benefits for U.S. Armed Forces personnel, for muscle flap procedures that were not performed after the doctor agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve the allegations (United States, ex rel. Patricia Cleary v. Tim Ioannides, M.D., et al., No. 15-14306, S.D. Fla.)....