Arnold Jacques, MD, pleaded guilty to conspiring with two co-owners of the health clinic to fraudulently over-bill the federal healthcare programs between Jan. 2004 and Nov. 2005. Specifically, claims to Medicaid and Medicare were billed under Dr. Jacques’ provider numbers, even though he never personally provided the counseling services billed for. The defendants also billed for longer counseling sessions than what actually occurred and billed for family counseling in addition to individual sessions for the same patient in the same day.
The two owners of the mental health clinic also pleaded guilty to their roles, and both defendants are awaiting sentencing.
Read the news release about Dr. Arnold Jacques’ sentence.
Read other coverage about physician fraud:
– Florida Cardiovascular Surgeon, Wife to Pay $22.6M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
– Plea Agreement Stalled for New Jersey Vascular Surgeon Indicted for Filing $8.5M in False Claims
