A physician from San Antonio has been indicted in a $100,000 Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
Herbert Joel Robinson, MD, operated a general practice and weight-loss clinic. He faces 27 counts of healthcare fraud, three counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. From Jan. 2006-Nov. 2009, Dr. Robinson allegedly billed the government for patient visits that never occurred. Patients were allegedly out of town, hospitalized or dead.
One of Dr. Robinson's attorneys said his client will plead not guilty to the charges, according to the report.
Read the San Antonio Express-News report on Dr. Herbert Robinson.
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Herbert Joel Robinson, MD, operated a general practice and weight-loss clinic. He faces 27 counts of healthcare fraud, three counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. From Jan. 2006-Nov. 2009, Dr. Robinson allegedly billed the government for patient visits that never occurred. Patients were allegedly out of town, hospitalized or dead.
One of Dr. Robinson's attorneys said his client will plead not guilty to the charges, according to the report.
Read the San Antonio Express-News report on Dr. Herbert Robinson.
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