Dr. Jaeger allegedly made false representations to the New York State Department of Health in order to obtain a certification for CMDC that would earn him a higher Medicaid reimbursement rate. Based on the fraudulently-obtained certification, Dr. Jaeger was able to increase CMDC’s Medicaid reimbursement rate from $30 to $150. To obtain the certification, Dr. Jaeger falsely represented that a majority of CMDC’s services would be primary care services. However, during the time Dr. Jaeger operated CMDC, it was almost exclusively a dermatology center and performed only a negligible number of primary care services. Dr. Jaeger was also accused submitting false claims to Medicare for services carrying higher reimbursement rates than those he actually provided.
Dr. Jaeger has agreed to pay $2.75 million to resolve these claims, representing $2.67 million under federal and state Medicaid claims and $76,000 under federal Medicare claims.
Read the DOJ release on Dr. Lawrence Jaeger.
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