A North Carolina man and his Texas-based company have been named in a federal civil complaint alleging they billed Medicare for surgical implantation of electro-neurostimulators when the devices were actually temporary, nonsurgical electro-acupuncture devices applied behind patients’ ears, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 17 news release.
Michael Bingham, of Laurel Springs, N.C., and his company NeuroSolutions 100 allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare, with the government seeking to recover $4.6 million.
The complaint, filed as part of the DOJ’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, alleges the devices were applied using an adhesive or needles inserted into the ear similar to acupuncture, not surgically implanted as billed. All claims are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability.
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