Med First Agrees to Pay $1,450,000 to Resolve Health Care Fraud Allegations in South Carolina Clinic
GREENSBORO - Med First Immediate Care & Family Practice, P.A. (Med First) has agreed to pay the government $1,450,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its clinic in Dillon, South Carolina had been operating as a pill mill and falsely filing claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary urine drug testing (UDT), as well as lengthy and complex office visits that were not performed, announced U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Hairston.
Action Details
- Date:December 4, 2023
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions