Richard Davidson, MD, admitted that he and his conspirators established a conglomerate of durable medical equipment companies that they used to submit illegal claims to Medicare. Dr. Davidson said they placed the companies in the names of straw owners, which enabled them to submit high volumes of illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare, according to the Justice Department.
Dr. Davidson and his conspirators also illegally purchased thousands of signed physicians’ orders for durable medical equipment from individuals who bribed physicians for the orders, according to the Justice Department.
Dr. Davidson and his conspirators submitted more than $20 million in illegal claims in one year, resulting in more than $10 million in payments from Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Davidson was ordered to forfeit $2.5 million to the federal government. His sentencing hearing has not been set.
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