New Jersey pharmacy settles false claims case for $625K

A pharmacy in Camden, N.J., agreed to pay $625,000 to settle allegations of billing Medicare and Medicaid for medications that were never dispensed. 

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The U.S. accused Medsinbox Pharmacy, doing business as Farmacia San Antonio, of seeking reimbursements from Medicare Part D and New Jersey Medicaid for drugs it never provided to beneficiaries. The pharmacy allegedly violated the False Claims Act between 2019 and 2022, the Justice Department said in a Jan. 14 news release. 

Inventory records showed discrepancies between medication orders from wholesalers and billing claims, according to the Justice Department.

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