Nurse Practitioner Charged in Alleged $2.3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A registered nurse and nurse practitioner who allegedly billed and received more than $2.3 million dollars from commercial health insurers and Medicaid for services he falsely claimed to have performed on patients in Rhode Island, New York, and Florida is in federal custody in Florida and will be brought to Rhode Island to face health care fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering charges, announced Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.
Action Details
- Date:August 16, 2021
- Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Rhode Island
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions