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Maryland Doctor Convicted After Three-Week Trial for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal jury in Maryland convicted Ron Elfenbein, M.D., age 49, of Arnold, Maryland, for five counts of healthcare fraud for submitting over $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for patients who received COVID-19 tests at sites operated by the defendant. Elfenbein is the first doctor convicted at trial by the Justice Department for health care fraud in billing for office visits in connection with patients seeking COVID-19 tests.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:August 4, 2023
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maryland
  • Enforcement Types:
    • COVID-19,
    • Criminal and Civil Actions