St. Louis podiatrist indicted for Medicare fraud

NewsBot · Jun 13, 2009

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St. Louis podiatrist indicted for Medicare fraud

St. Louis podiatrist was indicted late Thursday on multiple fraud charges in connection with false billing to Medicare and Medicaid, including billing for foot treatments of patients who had their feet amputated, Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Reap said Friday.

Dr. David Quang Pham, 49, a licensed doctor who has an office at 2506 Pocahontas Ave., submitted false claims and medical records to Medicare and Missouri HealthNet (Medicaid) for services that he provided from 2002 through 2008, according to the indictment.

Pham created treatment notes to reflect services that he had not provided and produced these treatment notes to Medicare and to agents of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Inspector General during the course of their investigation, the indictment alleges.

In some instances, Pham submitted reimbursement claims for treating the feet of patients whose feet had been amputated prior to the dates of service.....
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Craig Payne · Jun 13, 2009

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submitted reimbursement claims for treating the feet of patients whose feet had been amputated prior to the dates of service
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Thats a bit like the chiropractor mentioned in this thread: The Naked Chiropractor , they would psychicly manipulate patients backs through a photo in their absence and bill the insurance company for it...

DrPod · Jun 13, 2009

Craig Payne said: ↑

Thats a bit like the chiropractor mentioned in this thread: The Naked Chiropractor , they would psychicly manipulate patients backs through a photo in their absence and bill the insurance company for it...
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Where do I get a job like that? :santa:

Craig Payne · Jun 13, 2009

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Where do I get a job like that? :santa:
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They got jailed for it :dizzy:

NewsBot · Apr 10, 2010

The St Louis Business Journal is reporting:
St. Louis podiatrist sentenced for obstruction of justice

A St. Louis podiatrist was sentenced Friday to five months in prison and five months home detention obstruction of justice in connection with false billing to Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. attorney’s office said.

Dr. David Quang Pham, 50, who has an office at 2506 Pocahontas Ave., also was ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution. He had pleaded guilty in January to one felony count of obstruction of a criminal investigation of health-care offenses. He appeared for sentencing Friday before U.S. District Judge Donald Stohr.

After learning that he was being investigated for health-care fraud, Pham created false treatment notes to reflect services that he had not provided, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
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