M. Wagdi Attia, M.D., a doctor who until April 1, 2018 had a restorative practice in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has consented to pay the United States $400,000 to determine charges that from January 1, 2013 through May 31, 2017, Dr. Attia falsely charged Medicare and Medicaid for administrations not rendered.
The settlement understanding was reported today by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Maureen Dixon, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services.
The United States fights that amid the period January 1, 2013 through May 31, 2017, Dr. Attia charged Medicare for psychotherapy benefits that were not rendered.
In particular, the charge is that Dr. Attia charged Medicare and Medicaid for psychotherapy benefits that require certain recorded measures of eye to eye administration with the patient, despite the fact that Dr. Attia’s time-stepped medicinal records reflected not exactly the required measure of time.
The United States additionally battles that Dr. Attia’s medicinal records neglected to mirror the arrangement of all components of the psychotherapy administration required and that the utilization of redundant, regular language from outline to graph brought up issues about the nature and degree of the administrations really gave.
As indicated by the settlement understanding, Dr. Attia has resigned from the act of medication, has enabled his therapeutic permit to terminate, has permitted his Medicare and Medicaid charging benefits to slip by, and has no goal of restoring his permit or Medicare/Medicaid charging benefits.
The cases settled by this settlement are charges. The settlement isn’t an affirmation of obligation by Dr. Attia, nor a concession by the United States that its cases are not all around established.
U.S. Lawyer Robert K. Hur expressed gratitude toward Assistant United States Attorney Allen Loucks, who dealt with this case.
