AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE
Shreveport Prosthetics, Inc. Agrees to Pay $1.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov
SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Shreveport Prosthetics, Inc. ("SPI") has agreed to pay $1.6 million, plus interest, to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act for false supplier billings to the Medicare program.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
OIG Excluded Shreveport Prosthetics for Material Breach of their Integrity Agreement
Penalty Amount: $0
Filed under: Stipulated Penalties and Material Breaches
On September 1, 2021, OIG excluded Shreveport Prosthetics, Inc. (Shreveport), for a period of three years based on a material breach of their Integrity Agreement (IA). OIG determined Shreveport to be in material breach of its IA when Shreveport failed to engage an Independent Review Organization to perform quarterly claims reviews. OIG issued a notice of material breach and intent to exclude on May 24, 2021. On August 2, 2021, OIG sent Shreveport an exclusion letter. Under the terms of the IA, Shreveport had 25 days to request a hearing with an Administrative Law Judge. Shreveport did not request a hearing, and the exclusion went into effect on September 1, 2021.