Psychiatrist Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Fraudulent Billing Scheme

Mealey's (January 23, 2020, 11:34 AM EST) -- NORFOLK, Va. — A psychiatrist was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $465,942 in restitution by a federal judge in Virginia on Jan. 16 after the defendant pleaded guilty in September to one count of health care fraud for submitting false bills to Medicare, Medicaid and other insurers (United States v. Udaya Shetty, No. 19-cr-89, E.D. Va.)....