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Greensboro Physician and Pain Management Practice to Pay $500,000 to Resolve Allegations of Health Care Fraud

GREENSBORO, N.C. – HEAG Pain Management Center, P.A. (HEAG) and its owner, Dr. Kwadwo Gyarteng-Dakwa (Dr. Dakwa), have agreed to pay $500,000.00 to resolve allegations that HEAG and Dr. Dakwa violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary diagnostic testing between January 1, 2011 and October 31, 2016, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston. HEAG and Dr. Dakwa will also enter into an Integrity Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.

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Action Details

  • Date:May 26, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of North Carolina
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions