In March, Dr. Barnard pleaded guilty to submitting more than $3 million in bills to Medicare for gastroenterological procedures that he never performed.
From October 2015 to February 2020, Dr. Barnard billed most of the services as being for disabled beneficiaries living in group homes. Medicare reimbursement roughly $1.4 million of these false claims.
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