Edelmira Marquez, 59, engaged in a scheme to bill Medicare and Medicare for high-value items while substituting lesser-value items to patients through her El Paso-based company, Marquez Medical Supply. Most of the suppliers were related to continence care, including adult diapers, wipes and bed liners.
Ms. Marquez was fined $20,000 and ordered to pay $1.7 million in restitution to Medicaid.
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