Neuroscience Company and Co-Founder/CEO Pay $445,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Promotion of False Billing Codes
Evoke Neuroscience, Inc., of New York will pay $225,000, and its co-founder/CEO David Hagedorn, Ph.D., of Jacksonville, North Carolina, will pay $220,000, to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for causing the submission of false claims to Medicare by promoting false billing codes for a “brain health” device. The settlement was announced today by United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Action Details
- Date:August 7, 2023
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions