The owner of a durable medical equipment company was indicted for his alleged role in a $60 million fraud scheme.
Robert Smith III, 48, of Archer, Texas, owned a network of durable medical equipment companies in Florida, Texas and Maryland through which he allegedly billed Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces, according to a Dec. 14 Justice Department news release.
Mr. Smith also allegedly referred physician's orders for medically unnecessary orthotic braces, genetic tests, and foot bath medications to other suppliers, pharmacies and laboratories in exchange for kickbacks and bribes, according to the release.
He is also accused of paying kickbacks and bribes to offshore call centers operated by his co-conspirators in exchange for Medicare beneficiary information and physician orders, the release said.
Mr. Smith is also accused of paying kickbacks and bribes to purported telemedicine companies in exchange for physicians' orders signed by practitioners who did not examine or treat the beneficiary.