DOCUMENTS
AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE
Physician Partners of America to Pay $24.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Unnecessary Testing, Improper Remuneration to Physicians and a False Statement in Connection with COVID-19 Relief Funds
Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov
Physician Partners of America LLC (PPOA), headquartered in Tampa, Florida, its founder, Rodolfo Gari, and its former chief medical officer, Dr. Abraham Rivera, have agreed to pay $24.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing federal healthcare programs for unnecessary medical testing and services, paying unlawful remuneration to its physician employees and making a false statement in connection with a loan obtained through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Pain Medical Associates Agreed to Pay $33,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Incident-to Services Without Proper Supervision
Penalty Amount: $0
Filed under: CIA Reportable Events
After it disclosed conduct to OIG pursuant to their CIA, Pain Medical Associates (PMA), Huntington Beach, California, agreed to pay $33,725.54 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that PMA submitted claims for services performed by a nurse practitioner as incident to services performed by a physician when the physician was not present in the office suite to provide direct supervision.