tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 14

Compliance: Don't Risk It With Power Wheelchair Prescriptions

As power wheelchair fraud investigations continue full throttle, physicians could end up on the line if their compliance with medical necessity requirements is shaky. A Texas psychiatrist who allegedly compromised himself with one too many signatures on power wheelchair prescriptions was convicted April 1. Lewis Gottlieb pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of millions and accepting kickbacks from suppliers.  In 2001, Gottlieb allegedly signed a certificate of medical necessity approving a motorized wheelchair for a Medicare beneficiary after being offered a kickback of $85 for his signature. According to Gottlieb, the scheme allegedly mushroomed into hundreds...

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