Baltimore ophthalmologist Arthur Kiely, MD, has been charged with fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for hundreds of medically unnecessary eye procedures, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
The 33-page civil lawsuit, filed by the U.S. government, claims that Dr. Kiely repeatedly performed unnecessary Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty between 2002 and 2009, then falsely billed Medicare and Medicaid for the unwarranted work. Dr. Kiely allegedly performed more than a dozen procedures on some patients, and records claim one woman was blinded as a result.
Dr. Kiely maintains a primary ophthalmology practice at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. He practices at a specialty clinic in Baltimore owned by Bon Secours Hospital.
Dr. Kiely, Mercy Medical Center or Bon Secours have not released comments on the matter.
Read the Baltimore Sun report on Dr. Arthur Kiely.
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– Florida Podiatrist Sentenced to 21 Months of Prison, $325K Restitution for False Claims
– Tennessee Anesthesiologist Dr. Allen Foster Pleads Guilty to Overbilling Medicare
– Maryland Internist Allegedly Bilked More Than $800K From Medicare, Medicaid
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