Juan Heredia

On September 3, 2013, Juan Manuel Heredia was sentenced to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in restitution. Heredia previously plead guilty to charges of health care fraud. Heredia was arrested on December 4, 2012, after he arrived at Miami International Airport.

Heredia was the owner and operator of San Diego Medical & Rehab Center, Inc. (San Diego Medical), a Miami-based medical clinic.

Heredia is listed as the officer and director of San Diego Medical. San Diego Medical received a Medicare provider number in March 2005; however, no claims were submitted until January 2007.

San Diego Medical submitted approximately $4.9 million in Medicare claims from January 2007 through March 2007. San Diego Medical was paid approximately $2.2 million during that time.

According to investigators, San Diego Medical billed for services that were never prescribed by a physician or received by Medicare patients.

Investigators believe that Heredia fled the United States in 2009.

In July 2009, Juan Manuel Heredia was indicted on charges of health care fraud, false statements related to health care matters, and aggravated identity theft.