An Ohio physician has been sentenced to five years of probation for her role in a healthcare fraud conspiracy that fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $1.8 million in medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and genetic testing, the Justice Department said in a June 15 news release.
Muna Orra, MD, of Westlake, Ohio, worked as an independent contractor for a Georgia-based telemedicine company between February 2018 and September 2021, signing pre-populated physicians’ orders for braces and genetic tests without meaningfully reviewing patient records.
Investigators found that Dr. Orra frequently executed her electronic signature within seconds of opening patient files and signed orders indicating she had conducted in-person assessments she never performed. She was also ordered to pay $997,641 in restitution to CMS.
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