Illinois physician, ASC to pay $760K to settle fraud allegations 

Suburban Chicago physician John Greager, MD, and his ASC will pay more than $757,000 to settle allegations he submitted fraudulent claims to Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.  

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Dr. Greager and Cancer Therapy Associates allegedly violated the False Claims Act by performing multiple mole removal procedures on a single date but submitting claims to make it appear the procedures were performed on multiple dates, according to a July 21 news release from the U.S. Justice Department. 

In June, Dr. Greager was also sentenced to six months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.

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