Mississippi physician to pay $375K to resolve Medicare billing fraud allegations

A Mississippi physician and his practice have agreed to pay $375,000 to resolve allegations of improperly billing Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Mississippi said Dec. 13.

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Kevin Cooper, MD, and Pascagoula, Miss-based Cooper Family Medical Center, were accused of billing Medicare for more than $900,000 for nonreimbursable P-Stim acupuncture devices between July 2018 and August 2019.

The practice allegedly received $179,106.72 after billing Medicare for implantation of the devices despite not performing the procedures.

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