Advanced Spine & Pain Center Agreed to Pay $35,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Non-Covered Services
On November 16, 2021, Advanced Spine & Pain Center, PA (ASPC), Benson, North Carolina, entered into a $35,238.82 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that ASPC submitted claims to Medicare for specimen validity testing (SVT) in conjunction with claims for urine drug testing when SVT was a non-covered service. OIG's Office of Audit Services and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, represented by Senior Counsels Joan Matlack and Scott Stiefel with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Jennifer Hilton, collaborated to achieve this resolution.
Action Details
- Date:November 16, 2021
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Enforcement Types:
- CMP and Affirmative Exclusions