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Second Highest Chiropractic Medicare Biller in California Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud

LOS ANGELES - A San Fernando Valley chiropractor, who was the second highest Medicare biller in California for chiropractic services, pled guilty yesterday to healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347. Between 2005 and 2012, Houshang Pavehzadeh aka "Danny Paveh" (41), owner of Sylmar Physician Medical Group, Inc. - a storefront chiropractic clinic located in a strip mall - defrauded Medicare by billing for patients he never treated.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:September 25, 2013
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions