Between Jan. 2009 and March 2010, Dr. Afzal allegedly billed the Medicaid program for tests, procedures and treatments that were never rendered. He has also been accused of falsifying documentation and writing false diagnoses and symptoms to support the fraudulent billing, according to the report.
Read The Times-Picayune about Dr. Fiaz Afzal’s alleged Medicaid fraud.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
– Michigan Plastic Surgeon Charged With Filing False Claims to Medicaid and BCBS
– Prosecutors Seek 5-Year Sentence for Detroit Family Practitioner Accused of Medicare Fraud
– Los Angeles Physicians Charged for Roles in $5M Medicare Scam
