tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2011 Issue 13

Industry Notes: Florida Fraudsters Steal Identity of Legitimate Therapist to Bilk Medicare Out of Thousands

Practitioners may be keeping an eye on their patients' data to ensure that no one steals beneficiaries' identities -- but it's also smart to keep your providers' identities secure. One physical therapist learned that the hard way after two Florida residents pleaded guilty last week in a scheme to defraud Medicare. The fraudsters bought a therapy practice and indicated that they planned to provide physical therapy to Medicare patients. However, they stole the identity of a legitimate PT to submit claims to Medicare. In addition, they stole Medicare data from people that they knew so they could send claims...

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