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Westlake cardiologist sentenced to 20 years in prison for overbilling Medicare and others by $5.7 million for unnecessary procedures

A Westlake cardiologist was sentenced to 20 years in prison for performing unnecessary catheterizations, tests, stent insertions and causing unnecessary coronary artery bypass surgeries as part of a scheme to overbill Medicare and other insurers, law enforcement officials said.

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Action Details

  • Date:December 18, 2015
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions