A retired chief of surgery at Hollywood (Fla.) Medical Center and Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Fla., has been sentenced to two years in prison for Medicare fraud, according to a Miami Herald report.
Fred Dweck, MD, pleaded guilty last year to playing a central role in a fraud conspiracy by referring 858 Medicare patients to home healthcare agencies for unnecessary diabetic and other medical services. The scheme generated $37 million in fraudulent claims and $22 million in payments between 2006 and 2009.
Following the completion of his prison sentence, Dr. Dweck, 75, will also serve an additional two years of home confinement due to his “extraordinary health issues” and advancing age, according to the report.
Read the Miami Herald report on Dr. Fred Dweck.
Read about other physicians facing fraud charges:
– Tennessee Anesthesiologist Dr. Allen Foster Pleads Guilty to Overbilling Medicare
– Maryland Internist Allegedly Bilked More Than $800K From Medicare, Medicaid
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