Arturo Fonseca admitted to providing prescriptions, plans of care and medical certifications, among other things, to Miami-area home health agencies in order to bill Medicare for expensive home health services and therapy for beneficiaries that did not need and, in some cases, did not received treatments.
Additionally, Mr. Fonseca issue 344 prescriptions, which were signed by Mr. Fonseca’s codefendant Fred Dweck, MD, and paid kickbacks. Courtesy billed approximately $16.6 million to Medicare for home health services.
Read the Department of Justice’s news release on Courtesy Medical Group Medicare fraud.
Read other coverage about healthcare fraud in Miami:
– Owner of Miami Infusion Clinic Charged in $23M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
– Operator of Miami Home Health Company Arrested for Healthcare Fraud
– Miami Clinic Operators Convicted in $51M Medicare Fraud for HIV Infusion
