Suspended Physician Pleads Guilty To Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone And Falsely Billing Medicare In Undercover Probe
CHICAGO - A suburban physician whose medical license was suspended after he was arrested earlier this year pleaded guilty today to health care fraud and illegally prescribing controlled substance medications. The defendant, SATHISH NARAYANAPPA BABU, who owned Anik Life Sciences Medical Corp., admitted that he illegally prescribed oxycodone and other controlled substances, and fraudulently billed Medicare approximately $500,000, and fraudulently collected approximately $216,000, for services he did not provide.
Action Details
- Date:September 4, 2014
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions